Indigenous elders and residents want more done to protect a rare native bee species found only in parts of Western Australia.
abc.net.au/news/dawsons-burrowing-bee-rare-species-at-risk/101376140On a sharp corner of gravel track, in the outskirts of Carnarvon, stands a makeshift barricade constructed to warn motorists of an upcoming swarm of native bees.There are calls for the bees to be protected from careless driversTourist Keith Schekkerman stands amid the buzz and hum.
Their mating season is a spectacular flurry of activity as the white females are fertilised by the yellow-coloured males.Young adult bees gnaw their way through the ground to surface after hatching.
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