Target: Carter Roberts, president and CEO of World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Goal: Save dwindling honey bee populations by incorporating more bee farms.
Nearly 30% of honey bees die every year. American foulbrood (AFB) disease and the use of pesticides and urbanization has been contributing to the death of queen, worker and drone larvae. These contributions have decreased the biological benefits that honey bees have on the environment, as well as diminished the production of natural honey. If such acts continue to occur, honey bees will face endangerment based on the current implications of the modernized world.
These insects are an intrical part of the environment based on the medicinal and nutritional value of the products they supply. They also transport pollen to and from important flowers and native plants to fertilize seeds. Without bees, the environment is unable to flourish, meaning plant life is unable to provide nutrients to herbivores.
Honey bees are often sprayed with pesticides and other harmful substances out of fear of their stingers. In fact, only female worker bees can sting, and this is uncommon unless the bee is provoked. They die instantaneously after they sting, causing a painful death. Pesticides are harming bee populations based on preconceived misconceptions. If nothing is done to block the impacts of such action, the environment will face dire repercussions. New shelters must be provided for bees to continue providing support to the Earth’s biosphere.
The WWF needs to create more bee shelters to preserve the dying species. Sign the petition below to defend the honey bee population and support the creation of more bee shelters.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear WWF President Roberts,
I urge you to preserve the dying honey bee population by funding the formation of more bee shelters. Bees are a harmless, vital aspect of nature that are being killed without reason. Without them, the environment lacks pollen transporters to fertilize the seeds of plant life.
With the modernization of the world, bee homes are comprised, leaving them with no space to reproduce and sustain their population. Fatal diseases kill off hundreds of larvae, and little-to-nothing can be done to prevent this. The best solution is to allow bees to form new colonies in safe, reproductive-friendly habitats.
I encourage you to take the proper action in helping bee populations flourish. The Earth will not be properly sustained without them,; therefore, it is necessary to the environment to do so. I appreciate your attention to this essential request.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo credit: Charles J. Sharp
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