{"id":14913,"date":"2016-08-02T20:25:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T00:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=14913"},"modified":"2016-08-02T20:25:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T00:25:06","slug":"you-can-help-save-the-bees-friends-of-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/you-can-help-save-the-bees-friends-of-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"You can help save the bees: Friends of the Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friends of the Earth Canada is calling on residents of Aurora to join the Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count and help scientists learn more about these important pollinators.<br \/>\nAll it takes is a simple snap of a picture of bumble bees you see in your garden, park or campsite and upload to Bumblebeewatch.org.<br \/>\nThe Canadian member of Friends of the Earth International, one of the world\u2019s largest grassroots environmental organizations, is partnering with Bumble Bee Watch to deliver the first ever Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count.<br \/>\nBumble Bee Watch, created by scientists from the Xerces Society, York University and Wildlife Preservation Canada, is an ambitious citizen-science project that asks people to take pictures of bumble bees when they see them, note their location and upload them online, where they will be verified by a team of researchers.<br \/>\nFor our Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count, we want to help Bumble Bee Watch\u2019s researchers by seeing how many bumble bees we can find across Canada from now until August 15!<br \/>\nBumble bees are effective pollinators for many of the crops we eat and for many of the wildflowers in our fields and forests, but several of their species are dramatically declining.<br \/>\nThough there are over 40 confirmed species of bumble bees in Canada, they have little proper monitoring.<br \/>\nAnyone can help keep track of and protect these bees by participating in the Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count and joining Bumble Bee Watch today.<br \/>\nAll you need is a camera and some curiosity to find the bees in your town!<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nFrances Fyfe<br \/>\nFriends of the Earth Canada<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F14913&amp;t=You%20can%20help%20save%20the%20bees%3A%20Friends%20of%20the%20Earth&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F14913&amp;p[images][0]=&amp;p[title]=You%20can%20help%20save%20the%20bees%3A%20Friends%20of%20the%20Earth\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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