Pollinators are animals that help plants make fruit or seeds. They move pollen from one plant to another. This fertilizes plants. Only fertilized plants can make fruit or seeds.
Why are pollinators important?
About 75 per cent of our food needs to be pollinated. People and animals need this food to survive. We could not live without pollinators.
Pollinators also clean the air and protect the soil.
What animals can pollinate?
Common pollinators are birds, bees and butterflies. Other animals like bats and beetles can also pollinate.
Pollinators, especially bees, are dying. Pollution and climate change might be why pollinators are dying.
You can help by growing plants that attract birds, bees and butterflies.
Adapted from pollinator.org, davidsuzuki.org & Center for Pollinator Research • Photo: Pexels/Michael Hodgins