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Nebraska
Wildlife Federation Presents
Wildlife Week Nebraska 2008:
Pollinators!
April 20-26, 2008
The
Nebraska Wildlife Federation is once again sponsoring
Wildlife Week Nebraska. Our theme in 2008 is
Pollinators! We seek to educate Nebraskans about the
importance of bees, butterflies, birds, and other
pollinators in our life, and the threats they face. We want
all Nebraskans to better understand what they can do to help
pollinators survive and thrive in our state.
Wildlife Week Nebraska is affiliated with National Wildlife
Week, sponsored each
year by the National Wildlife
Federation. We will celebrate Wildlife Week Nebraska
along with National Wildlife Week April 20-26, 2008.
Why Does The World Need
Pollinators?
Pollinators are
essential to the survival of most flowering plants on planet
Earth. These plants depend on insects, birds, bats
and other organisms, called pollinators, to
fertilize them so they can produce seeds. Humans
and other animals depend on pollinators for much of
their food. In return, flowering plants produce nectar,
a food for the pollinators.
Producers of fruits,
vegetables and other food crops are concerned about the
decrease in populations of wild bees, butterflies, moths and
other insects that help to pollinate their crops.
Because of the loss of habitat, wild populations of the
insects that help pollinate food crops are decreasing.
Our
2008 Wildlife Week
theme introduces the important issue of disappearing
pollinators.
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