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European Butterfly Populations Down Nearly 50 Percent in Past Two Decades
2013-07-23 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Grassland butterfly populations in Europe have declined dramatically over the last two decades, largely because of increased agriculture and and a failure to properly manage grassland ecosystems, according to a report by the European Environmental Agency (EEA). The EEA reported that grassland butterflies across Europe have declined in number by nearly 50 percent. Because butterflies are considered to be representative indicators of trends observed in other terrestrial insects, the find is particularly...
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