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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Andrea Blanco

Experts explain mysterious mass death of three million bees at California sanctuary

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An investigation by California officials has determined that millions of bees who suddenly died at a sanctuary last year were killed by a “double lethal” dose of poison.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched an investigation in September after three million bees at the sanctuary in Northern San Diego perished in the span of just a few days, according to KPBS.

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