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The decline of insects is nature’s alarm bell ringing very loudly

13 February 2019

Extinction threats concern most of us when rhinos, elephants and orangutans are at risk, but revelations that insect biodiversity is on the brink should worry us more

Butterflies are at particular risk of extinction

Huge global extinction risk for insects could be worse than we thought

11 February 2019

40 per cent of insects worldwide are in danger of going extinct, but almost all long-term data on insects is from Europe and North America. The global picture could be even worse

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The decline of insects is nature’s alarm bell ringing very loudly

Huge global extinction risk for insects could be worse than we thought

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