A far less controversial project is the reintroduction of the Short Haired Bumblebee in Kent (www.rspb.org.uk), over the last few years bee numbers in this country have taken a real hammering dew to a mite that has been killing them, extreme weather conditions and even the unseasonable warm periods in the spring over the past two years which have brought the queens out of hibernation to early. Falling bee numbers is a real concern because of the important part they play in the pollination of a lot of the foods we eat so to see a species which had been declared extinct in his country returning could mark a turning point in our attitudes to this small but important creature.
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