Those Wonderful Pollinators

From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS):

If you enjoyed a hot cup of coffee this morning, you should thank our pollinators. For 250 million years, pollinators have been the planet’s secret agents for sustaining terrestrial life on Earth.

Some pollinators are in serious decline in the United States and worldwide. Without the assistance of native and managed pollinators, most terrestrial life could not be supported due to the lack of plant production.

Preventing continued losses of our country’s pollinators requires immediate national attention. Today, President Obama rolled out the National Pollinator Health strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators, including native bees, birds, bats, butterflies, and other insects.
The USGS and the Department of the Interior are instrumental components of this strategy. The DOI manages about 500 million acres of the surface land in the United States, which offers tremendous opportunities for the conservation of pollinators in North America.

Read more about the pollinators here:http://on.doi.gov/1EZJ26R
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Image shows a pollinating bat. Credit: Ami Pate, National Park Service