Wildlife conservation is critical to sustaining the planet’s biodiversity and health. But putting together a conservation plan is a tall order. First of all, you need to determine what species you’re conserving, along with their numbers, habitat needs, threats and how they fit into a complex ecosystem.
tl;dr of the article is that Utah has over 1100 bee species and so lives up to the nickname (first created by the pioneer cultists).
but, as a resident of that state my colonies are not thriving, my bees are being killed by excessive pesticide use and predation.