Endangered butterflies are being sold for high prices on eBay
23 June 2023
More than 50,000 dead butterflies were traded on eBay in a one-year period, including endangered species protected by international treaties on wildlife trade
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Protected areas in Britain fail to stop loss of insects and spiders
13 January 2023
Invertebrate monitoring data from 1990 to 2018 show that protected areas in Britain are losing species at the same rate as unprotected areas
Is life on Earth really at risk? The truth about the extinction crisis
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Earth’s biodiversity isn’t just beautiful, it ensures human survival. But to protect nature’s bounty we first need to know exactly how we’re harming it
The European Union has decided to ban bee-killing pesticides
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European Union member states have voted to ban the outdoor use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been linked to declines in pollinating insects
Mute male crickets are still trying to serenade females
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Male Hawaiian crickets that have lost the ability to chirp still go through the motion of “singing”, even though females can’t hear them
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Aphids, midges and wasps are being added to the list of rapidly vanishing insects. It’s another alarming sign of a sixth mass extinction, says Olive Heffernan
