When we think of a honeybee we usually think of yellow with black stripes and a stinger.
We hardly think of the plight of these creatures and we almost never view them as the victim.
In reality, these honeybees, which are the most efficient pollinators of crops, have become the victim of such threats as habitat loss, degradation, pesticide use and various pathogens.

In fact, the European honeybees (Apis mellifera) are declining throughout the U.S. and other parts of the world.
The phenomenon known as “Colony Collapse Disorder” (CCD), is a situation whereby worker bees from a colony disappear abandoning the hive, the queen and immature bees.

There is no specific factor known to cause CCD, but a combination of threats to honeybees include:
Weakened immune systems by exposure to pesticides, pathogens, and mites.

Please view the following video to understand this crisis, and visit the following websites to find out how you can help:

www.davidsuzuki.org

www.pollinationcanada.ca

60 Minutes: Why Are Honeybees Disappearing? Part 1

60 Minutes: Why Are Honeybees Disappearing? Part 2

A deadly disease is threatening our Amphibian species this is why 2008 has been declared the “YEAR OF THE FROG”… Amphibians need our help!

In addition to habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and other factors…a deadly disease is threatening almost half of the Amphibian species with extinction. The disease is Chytridiomycosis caused by a fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd).

Amphibians are an integral part of our global ecosystem, and unless we act now, we could be facing one of the largest extinctions since the time of the dinosaurs.

Please view the following videos and visit www.amphibianark.org to see how you can help.

Part 1

Part 2