As we approach Earth Day 2019, please take a moment to consider the eco-systems that create the necessary diversity of life on our planet. Our very survival is dependent on the health of these systems and their ability to thrive in the years to come.
However, according to our friends at the Earth Day Network, by the year 2100, an estimated 50% of all the world’s species could go extinct because of climate change.
A few of the animals on the top 10 list of species threatened by climate change, include bumblebees, whales, giraffes and elephants.
Access the full list here and to understand how detrimental the loss of our insects will be, check out this article on The Guardian: Plummeting insect numbers threaten the collapse of nature