Rusty Patched Bumble Bee: 1.5 million Acres Now Designated Critical Habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a final rule earlier this month designating 1.5 million acres of critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), a federally endangered species, across 14 habitat units in 33 counties in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The final rule takes effect July […]