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In search of the bees-knees of conservation
ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL make the point that protection of species needs to be an all-encompassing ethos beyond the media-focused panda, gorilla or rhinoceros
A forager bee collecting pollen
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NEWS that farmed honeybee populations are booming forces us to consider how we understand conservation in the natural world.
There has been lots of great news for giant pandas in the last month.
Pandas have long been an emblem of conservation efforts due to the extremely low number of wild bears and the notorious difficulty in breeding the bears in captivity.
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