the California Court of Appeals has now reversed a ruling for seven agricultural groups that argued the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) does not protect insects.<\/a> The court found that CESA does protect fish which includes \u201cmollusks, crustacean, invertebrate (or) amphibian\u201d and that these categories encompass both \u201cterrestrial and aquatic species\u201d, and due to the precedent approval of a land-based mollusk, the court opinion found that four-bumblebee species could fall under the category of \u201cterrestrial invertebrate\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\nThe decision is being hailed as \u201ca win for the bumblebees, all imperiled invertebrates in California, and the California Endangered Species Act.\u201d Matthew Sanders of Stanford Law School\u2019s Environmental Law Clinic states that insects are \u201cfoundational to California’s agricultural production and healthy ecosystems.\u201d Bumblebee populations have been declining in recent decades for a number of reasons including land use, pesticide overuse, and diseases that can be spread within bee colonies. <\/span><\/p>\nThe decision is said to act as a setback for some farm practices. Casey Creamer, executive director of the non-profit advocacy group California Citrus Mutual stated, \u201cI would say citrus growers would no longer allow any beekeepers to store bees on their property\u2026You can\u2019t take the risk of killing one if it\u2019s an endangered species. I think it\u2019s a very dangerous precedent if we start listing insects.\u201d On a federal level, there are already some bee species that are protected. There are currently 1,600 known and recognized bee species in California.<\/span><\/p>\nPhoto Cred: Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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