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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

UK failing to monitor apparently falling wasp populations, expert warns

Macro closeup of a common British wasp feeding on the herb fennel.
There is no national monitoring programme in place for wasps, says Dr Gavin Broad. Photograph: Jackie Bale/Getty Images

The UK is not doing enough to track wasp populations as numbers appear to plummet, a leading expert has warned.

While there were national monitoring schemes for some invertebrates, including bees and butterflies, there was no such programme in place for wasps, said Dr Gavin Broad, principal curator of wasps at the Natural History Museum.

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