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The Importance of Protected Areas for Insects
A recent study found roughly three-quarters of the world's insect species are inadequately protected, even in conservation areas. The task of creating habitat to help insects thrive so they can pollinate our crops and provide the base of many food chains must fall to local parks,. Scott Black is the executive director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: "We need a focus on protected areas for all animals"
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