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Model, entrepreneur and eco-activist Lily Cole joined the Writers Rebel online event #OnTheBrink to champion the rusty patched bumble bee, which has declined by 87% in the last 20 years.

Lily Cole compiled these images for us by Sam Droege @usgsbiml of the Bee Inventory Monitoring Lab ... we at Writers Rebel are awestruck at the infinite variety on display and the stunning microphotography

Bombus affinis - Rusty Patched Bumble Bee. This species pollinates up to 65 different genus of plants, and is the primary pollinator of key food crops, such as cranberries, plums, apples, onions, and alfalfa ... as well as plants used medicinally by aboriginal peoples of Canada known as the First Nations.

“We are the ancestors of our future: a generation who will either be celebrated for its action or blamed for its apathy. It is for us to listen deeply, and choose optimism.” - Lily Cole

Thank you, Lily Cole, for being part of our team of international writers, artists and activists speaking out on behalf of animals facing extinction.

#ExtinctionIsForever
#LostSpeciesDay2020
#WritersForLife
#OnTheBrink

@WritersRebel @culturedeclares

Edited by Florent Picollet. Thanks to Emile Rafael.