Native bees in regional New South Wales are now deemed endangered after the 2019/2020 bushfires in the area.
The Flinders University study found 50 to 80% of the bees' habitat had been destroyed. As a result two species have been listed as endangered with another nine as vulnerable. PhD candidate James Dorey says, “It's shocking because this is caused by a single fire event.”
Mr Dorey says this will continue unless climate change is properly addressed.