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'Extinct' short-haired bumblebee returns to UK
A species of bee not seen in the UK for a quarter of a century is being reintroduced to the countryside.
The short-haired bumblebee was once widespread across the south of England but it vanished in 1988.
However, after a healthy stock of the bees was found in Sweden, conservationists were able to collect some to seed a new UK colony.
Rebecca Morelle reports.
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