A new $2 coin features the introduced honeybee. Is this really the species we should celebrate?

Mon, 16 May 2022 18:51:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/a-new-2-coin-features-the-introduced-honeybee-is-this-really-the-species-we-should-celebrate-181089>

"The Royal Australian Mint has released a $2 collectors’ coin to celebrate 200
years since the introduction of the European honeybee.

At the time of writing, one of the 60,000 uncirculated coins was selling for as
high as A$36 – but that’s not the only sting in the tail of this commemorative
release.

The coin celebrates an invasive alien species, and continues a long tradition
in Australia of romanticising introduced fauna.

Meanwhile, we’ve missed an important opportunity to showcase Australia’s native
pollinators, some of which are threatened with extinction."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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