On October 11, 2025, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) updated its…

On October 11, 2025, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) updated its assessment of European pollinators, listing wild populations of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) in EU countries as endangered. Previously categorized as data deficient, this change was based on a study by a 14-member team from the Honey Bee Watch initiative. By July 17, 2026, researchers from the University of Hohenheim and the Swiss institute Agroscope added projections showing that without swarms escaping from managed hives, wild honey bee populations in the EU could decline by about 56% within ten years.