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Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in US since turn of century
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The population of butterflies - the beautiful insects that play a vital role in pollination and the health of ecosystems - has fallen in the United States by more than a fifth ...
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America’s butterflies are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first ...
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Butterflies disappearing from Earth at ‘alarming’ rate: study
Butterflies are disappearing at an "alarming" rate, warns new research. More than one in five butterflies in the United States has disappeared since 2000, say scientists. And the largest-ever ...
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Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000
In the United States, perhaps no bug has been counted as often as the butterfly. “There’s a lot of passion for them, they’re very charismatic,” says Collin Edwards, a quantitative ...
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Over the last 25 years, 20 percent of America’s butterflies have vanished. Will they soon be gone?
Alarming declines in populations across the country are potential harbingers that no more butterflies could soon become a reality, researchers said Thursday. “Action must be taken,” Elise ...