Wild Pollinators Oceania people in the media

​WPO’s Dr Manu Saunders talks to Robyn Williams from ABC Radio National’s Science Show about the concept of ecosystem services, the process of valuing the benefits from nature (HERE). Wild insects provide many of these important benefits on farms, including wild pollinators that pollinate crops and native flowers. We need to learn a lot more about these complex interactions to help protect wild insects.

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​​For an entertaining and informative overview of Australian native bees and the secrets of their lives, listen to WPO's Dr Tobias Smith chat with Sarah Kanowski on ABC Radio National's Conversations program (HERE). Tobias talks about adventures in tropical rainforest in search of rare bees, new bee species discoveries, and gives a overviews of the lives of a few of Australia's charismatic bee species.

​Eye on the Fly: WPO's Karen Retra talks about insect pollinator surveys in a ABC Goulburn Murray video piece, sharing some tips about where to spot pollinators in urban landscapes (HERE).

Wild Pollinators Oceania recommended links

Wild Pollinator Count - Citizen science pollinator data gathering project - WildPollinatorCount.com


Ecology Is Not A Dirty Word - Ecology blog by Dr Manu Saunders - ​ecologyisnotadirtyword.com
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​Bee Aware Brisbane - Information on Australian native bees, with an education focus - BeeAwareBrisbane.org


Australian Native Bee Association - A community and advocacy group for all lovers of native bees  - AustralianNativeBee.org.au
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Australian Entomological Society - A standard for excellence in entomological research in Australia - austentsoc.org.au
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PaDIL Pollinators - A photo library and reference for Australian bee species - padil.gov.au