Jonathan Cape

Book review – Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse

8-minute read
keywords: entomology, wildlife conservation

I remember, some years ago, the news headlines of an impending insect mass extinction. But I similarly remember pushback against the term “insect apocalypse”. When the publisher Jonathan Cape announced that well-known entomologist Dave Goulson was working on Silent Earth, my interest was naturally piqued. So, how bad is it, really?

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