When bats were wiped out, more human babies died, a study found. Here's why | CBC News Researchers found that infant deaths increased after farmers used more pesticides to battle pests when bats weren't around. The findings are part of growing evidence that humans rely on the animal and plant species around them, and are harmed when those species decline or go extinct.

This is a less clickbaity version of the study that made the rounds last week. It would be great for the US government (and the security community) to support more research into how ecosystem service degradation impacts people and nations. #ecosecurity #ecologicalsecurity

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