20 Percent of North America’s Pollinators Are at Risk of Extinction: Study

20 Percent of North America’s Pollinators Are at Risk of Extinction: Study
A bee approaches a sunflower in a field on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 28, 2024. Michael Probst/AP Photo
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More than one in five species of pollinators native to Canada and the United States are at risk of extinction, a new study suggests.

Nearly 23 percent of vertebrate and insect pollinators native to mainland North America, north of Mexico, have an “elevated” risk of extinction, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal on March 24.