While many research teams work tirelessly to preserve nature, natural history museums could now come to their aid
A new US study looks at the role natural history museums could play in wildlife conservation.
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There's now little doubt that the Earth's fauna and flora are in danger. While biodiversity loss is intensifying year after year, a new study suggests that museums could have a role to in saving nature.
Biodiversity continues to decline around the world. Indeed, the International Union for Conservation of Nature recently studied 138,374 species, and found that about 28% of them are under threat. At the organization's last assessment in 2014, 24% of species studied were endangered.