When the insects go, we go too, as arrogant and special as we think we are
Between 2021 and 2025, the number of flying insects sampled on vehicle number plates across the UK fell by 60%
https://theconversation.com/why-should-we-care-if-there-arent-any-squished-insects-on-our-windscreens-290581
In the last 50 years, Britain has lost an astonishing 73 million wild birds from its landscape
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/03/dawn-chorus-uk-birdsong-50-years-audio-landscape
There is a bird and insect apocalypse going on and the response of the wind turbine boosters is:
"We're only killing a few more birds. We're green and clean."
Gerry McGovern
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