Leading article: A sting in the tail
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So now that bumblebees are in trouble, we at The Independent are proud to take a lead in backing the newly formed Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Pandas, tigers and polar bears may offer a more spectacular illustration of the shrinking diversity of the world's fauna, but the decline of our own bumblebee may offer evidence of change that is equally telling.
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