Study: World's insect population is in peril

Sunday, February 17, 2019
A new study finds that the world's insect population is in peril.

The report finds that more than 40-percent of insect species could be extinct in the next few decades.
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Researchers from Australia and China say that the cause is the loss of habitat and pollution.

Bugs make up about 70-percent of all animal species in the world.
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Their loss could have a potentially catastrophic effect on the planet.

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