Important Innovations Collection: New German Research on Butterflies & Big Agricultu...
Butterflies On the Decline From Industrial Farming and Pesticides New German Research Raises An Alarm Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have documented a dramatic decline in butterfly populations. Meadows, adjacent to high intensity, industrial farming areas, are home to less than half of the butterfly species that are found in nature preserves. Their research was done in Germany but it is a global wake-up call. The scientists say the problem is high intensity agriculture and pesticides. They add there is an urgent need for ecologically sustainable cultivation methods in agriculture. For a great news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: New German Research on Butterflies & Big Agricultu... : Significant Population Decline from High Intensity Agriculture with Pesticides Source: TUM Harmony Blue Butterfly Butterfly Popula...