Birds, Bees, and Big Data: Rethinking Conservation

Update: 2025-07-14

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Native bees are essential for biodiversity but face significant threats. In this episode, Dr. Josée Rousseau discusses her research, which uses bird data to predict wild bee richness. Learn about the data sources used, why birds are excellent indicators of bee populations, and how combined data can improve bee conservation strategies. Discover the challenges of tracking wild bee data and the joys of going bee-ing.

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Birds, Bees, and Big Data: Rethinking Conservation

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Birds, Bees, and Big Data: Rethinking Conservation

Jacy Meyer

Birds, Bees, and Big Data: Rethinking Conservation