What a buzz: Saving Malaysia's bees, one nest at a time


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Ooi Leng Chye from the MY Bee Savior Association transferring handfuls of rescued bees from honeycombs into a rattan basket in the parking lot of an apartment building in Kuala Lumpur. – Photos: AFP

Placing his bare hands into a swarm of thousands of bees, a Malaysian man uses his fingers to gently guide some of them into a rattan basket.

Ooi Leng Chye is a member of a group that saves bees and their nests when they are discovered in cities, seeking to prevent the creatures from being destroyed by those who view them as pests.

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