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Monday, 31 January 2011

Insects and other bugs

Last Friday Michael McCarthy wrote this article in the "Independent" - Nature Studies by Michael McCarthy: The 21st century bodes ill for non-human species it is well worth reading it. could not agree with him more. It is important to maintain the health of our environment in general. Insects not only provide for the pollination of plants but also the provision of a healthy and fertile soil. Of course some insects attack our crops and spread diseases but in the main they make a major contribution to a healthy environment and the balance of nature which makes the whole earth suitable for life . The same can be said of all the other plants and animals which live on our planet. We humans have evolved to live on a planet which has a wide diversity of plant and animal life. Can we be certain to survive if the diversity of life and the health of our environment is compromised by our own actions? Is it not in our own self-interest to maintain a healthy ecosystem?

The destruction of other species which share our planet may prove to be a bigger danger to our survival than climate change.

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