Four species of bees and bumblebees are protected under California's Endangered Species Act, Science reports.. Local legislators care about the environment, in which the bees really get almost the most. But they do it in a very unique way..

A conflict has arisen: California law does not provide for the protection of insects, which are bees and bumblebees. But the state appeals court found a loophole - the bees were relegated to. fish.

The Court referred to the California Fish and Game Code, which includes in the definition of fish any " So the court decided that this wording applies to any terrestrial invertebrates, such as a bumblebee and a bee. The decision was welcomed by conservation groups and lamented by farmers, who argued that extending protection to bumblebees would make life difficult for them..

Fish so fish. But one way or another, it’s time to protect the bees - their populations are drastically reduced both in the USA and in? other countries.

In particular, since the winter of 2006, the population of bees in Europe and America has been rapidly declining..

Millions of bee families have died from the CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) virus, which has spread from Israel.

Complicating the situation is that pesticides and other chemicals used in agriculture weaken the immunity of bees.. In addition, the growth of cities and the reduction in the number of wild honey plants are causing bees to fly very far in search of nectar, which increases the risk of spreading the virus.. If the decline in the bee population continues at the same pace, by 2035 these insects will disappear from the face of the earth..