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This region is unique in that both eastern and western species of bumblebees are found here, Dolan said. Since the 1990s, conservationists have noted the decline of certain bumblebee species.

Of those, 11 are found in Asia and only one in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It is called Apis mellifera, the Western honey bee, said Ellis. There are multiple subspecies of Apis mellifera.