Bumblebee territory shrinking under climate change
As temperatures rise, the pollinators are losing ground but failing to retreat northward
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CLIMATE CASUALTIES Rising temperatures are compressing the habitat ranges of bumblebees, such as this rusty-patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis), which has suffered heavy range losses in the United States in recent decades.
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