Thursday, 23 April 2020

Flying Away?

Worrying news that global insect numbers are reportedly down some 25% on figures recorded in 1990 (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/23/insect-numbers-down-25-since-1990-global-study-finds). This is certainly the case in Europe where insects are important as pollinators, recyclers and elements in food chains. It does appear that humans (especially in agriculture) are the primary cause of this decline.

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