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Honey bees are an invasive species throughout most of the world where they have been introduced, and the constant growth in the amount of these pollinators may possibly cause a decrease in native species. [21] Light pollution has been suggested a number of times as a possible reason for the possible decline in flying insects.
The decline was "apparent regardless of habitat type" and could not be explained by "changes in weather, land use, and habitat characteristics". The authors suggested that not only butterflies, moths and wild bees appear to be in decline, as previous studies indicated, but "the flying insect community as a whole". [1] [4] [52] [53] [54]
An RLI value of 1.0 equates to all species being categorised as 'Least Concern', and hence that none are expected to go extinct in the near future. A value of 0 indicates that all species have gone extinct. [193] Scientists are investigating what can be done to address biodiversity loss and climate change together.
Bee pollination is important both ecologically and commercially, and the decline in wild bees has increased the value of pollination by commercially managed hives of honey bees. The analysis of 353 wild bee and hoverfly species across Britain from 1980 to 2013 found the insects have been lost from a quarter of the places they inhabited in 1980. [6]
As of 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 40 animal species as extinct in the wild. [1] That is approximately 0.04% of all evaluated animal species. The IUCN also lists five animal subspecies as extinct in the wild. This is a complete list of wild animal species and subspecies listed as extinct by the IUCN.
A new study claims that the origin of bees is tens of millions of years older than previously believed. Actually, All Bees Come From an Ancient Supercontinent Called Gondwana Skip to main content
The population of this bumblebee species has decreased drastically since 1998, [2] with last sighting in Oregon, in 2006. [citation needed] Some experts, such as professor Dave Goulson at the University of Sussex, [8] say this species is already extinct, but until more concrete evidence is shown, it has been assigned a conservation status rank of G1 (critically imperiled) by NatureServe, [2 ...
A new study details the first instance of a species becoming locally extinct due to the increased sea level along this precarious island chain. ... more than 50 are already gone. ...