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Insects are essential to vertebrate life, scientists say
Original: Insects are essential to vertebrate life—as food, shelter and medicine
A new report argues that insects underpin vertebrate life far beyond pollination, serving as food, shelter and even medicine for a wide range of animals. The piece highlights how declines in insect populations could cascade through ecosystems, affecting birds, fish and other vertebrates that depend on them. Conservationists are pointing to the findings as a warning about the consequences of insect loss.
Why now: Falling insect populations worldwide have made their ecological importance a pressing conservation topic
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