On May 20, 1997, Dale G wrote:

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Just a bit of trivia -- the honey bees in question are not *wild* --
they are *feral.* Honey bees were introduced into North America by
Euro-Americans. There is also some evidence thatthe introduction of the
species contributed to the extinction of the Carolina Parakeet.

dale goble
moscow

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Dale -- can you elaborate on the way in which
bees perhaps contributed to the extinction mentioned?
I had not heard of this before, and it interests me.

Thanks,
Alan Richards / alanr at orednet.org / Naselle WA 98638 USA
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