Persuasive Speech On Loss Of Bees

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The environmental issue I picked that is local to me is the huge decrease of the number inbees. In the recent years, bee keepers have reported they’re losing an average of 30% of allhoneybee colonies each winter. This is an important issue because we rely on bees to pollinate71 of the 100 crops that provide the most of the world’s food. Scientist have pointed to a numberof causes which includes, global warming, habitat loss, parasites and insecticides. In my finalpaper I’m going to explain why the loss of bees is so significant, what the causes are for thedecrease in bees, and what we can do about

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