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American burying beetles are making a comeback in Nebraska
NewsAnimalsAmerican burying beetles are making a comeback in NebraskaNumbers of the threatened insect are on the rise in the grasslands of the Loess Canyons American burying beetles are North Americas largest carrion-eating beetle. Monitoring from Nebraskas Loess Canyons shows the first regional population increase in this threatened species since 1989.Jay Pruett/iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0)By Brianna Randall34 seconds agoOne of the worlds best insect undertakers is making a comeback.Populations of the American burying beetle, North Americas largest carrion beetle, have been decimated due mainly to habitat loss and dwindling wildlife species. Once abundant in 35 states and three Canadian provinces, the American burying beetle is now found only in small pockets in 10 states.But new data show that the beetles abundance increased over the last decade in southwestern Nebraskas Loess Canyons. Its the first regional increase since the insect was listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1989, researchers report in the January Biological Conservation.
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