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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/endangered_bees.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Bumblebee Added to US Endangered Species List' data-article-id='2158'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5771'>A small insect is getting a lot of attention in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='5771' data-end-time='23458'>The rusty patched bumblebee is the first of its species to be declared endangered in the lower 48 states -- meaning every state except Alaska and Hawaii.</span> <span data-start-time='23458' data-end-time='32167'>The rusty patched bumblebee is named for a rust-colored line on its back.</span> <span data-start-time='32167' data-end-time='43229'>The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service announced this month it was adding the bee to its endangered species list.</span> <span data-start-time='43229' data-end-time='49938'>The insects are “on the brink of extinction,” according to the service.</span> <span data-start-time='49938' data-end-time='56042'>It said the bees were once found in 28 states.</span> <span data-start-time='56042' data-end-time='63417'>But there now are only small populations remaining in 13 states.</span> <span data-start-time='63417' data-end-time='69271'>The government agency will make a plan to help the dying bees recover.</span> <span data-start-time='69271' data-end-time='76646'>The agency said that such a plan might help other insects, like butterflies.</span> <span data-start-time='76646' data-end-time='85271'>U.S. officials think land owners can take small steps to help the rusty patched bumble bee.</span> <span data-start-time='85271' data-end-time='94813'>They say land owners can be friendlier towards bees by using native plants in their gardens.</span> <span data-start-time='94813' data-end-time='101771'>The insects directly fertilize many kinds of fruit and vegetable crops.</span> <span data-start-time='101771' data-end-time='110188'>And they fertilize grain crops used to feed cattle and milk cows.</span> <span data-start-time='110188' data-end-time='117938'>It costs billions of dollars to duplicate the job the bees do for free.</span> <span data-start-time='117938' data-end-time='125938'>Land owners are also being urged to cut back on their use of pesticide products.</span> <span data-start-time='125938' data-end-time='135542'>The officials also suggest that gardeners leave their plants alone at the end of the summer instead of cutting them.</span> <span data-start-time='135542' data-end-time='141938'>That way, the bees will have a place to live over the winter.</span> <span data-start-time='141938' data-end-time='154896'>The Fish and Wildlife Service says the rusty patched bumblebee was added to the endangered species list partly because of habitat loss.</span> <span data-start-time='154896' data-end-time='161479'>Other reasons were disease, pesticides and climate change.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/endangered_bees.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7983 data-hint-location='43229' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/what_does_extinction_mean.m4a'>What does extinction mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='when something has died out completely'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/using_native_plants.m4a'><span>using native plants</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/when_something_has_died_out_completely.m4a'><span>when something has died out completely</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/use_of_less_pesticides.m4a'><span>use of less pesticides</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/help_dying_bees_recover.m4a'><span>help dying bees recover</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7984 data-hint-location='85271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/what_will_help_to_protect_the_bees.m4a'>What will help to protect the bees?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='native plants'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/native_plants.m4a'><span>native plants</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/habitat_loss.m4a'><span>habitat loss</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/pesticides.m4a'><span>pesticides</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/climate_change.m4a'><span>climate change</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7985 data-hint-location='23458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/the_rusty_patched_bumblebee_is_named_for_a__blank__on_its_back.m4a'>The rusty patched bumblebee is named for a <span class='blank'>rust-colored line</span> on its back.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='rust-colored line'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/rustcolored_line.m4a'><span>rust-colored line</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1640/milky_patch.m4a'><span>milky patch</span></div><div class='choice' 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