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A Conservation Letters study finds that current biodiversity indicators cannot detect changes in insect populations, calling for AI-powered camera traps, weather radar, and automated identification systems to track whether 2030 conservation targets are protecting the planet's most numerous animals.

Three major studies reveal invasive species cut insect numbers by 31 percent globally, climate change alone drove a 72 percent decline in a pristine Colorado meadow, and monitoring frameworks cannot yet track whether rescue plans work.