Include scorpions in global conservation plans.
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| Title: | Include scorpions in global conservation plans. |
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| Authors: | Blasco-Aróstegui, Javier, Moreno-González, Jairo A., Loria, Stephanie F., Carvalho, Leonardo S., Bird, Tharina L., Nguyen, Ahn D., Barahoei, Hossein, Haddad, Charles R., Prendini, Lorenzo |
| Source: | Science. 9/11/2025, Vol. 389 Issue 6765, p1099-1100. 2p. |
| Subjects: | Scorpions, Conservation biology, Mass extinctions, Agriculture, Climate change |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on the urgent need to include scorpions in global conservation efforts due to their rapid decline, ecological importance, and pharmacological potential. It highlights that while scorpions have survived multiple mass extinctions, contemporary threats such as habitat loss from agriculture, mining, and urbanization, climate change, and overharvesting for venom and the exotic pet trade put many species at risk. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The article focuses on the urgent need to include scorpions in global conservation efforts due to their rapid decline, ecological importance, and pharmacological potential. It highlights that while scorpions have survived multiple mass extinctions, contemporary threats such as habitat loss from agriculture, mining, and urbanization, climate change, and overharvesting for venom and the exotic pet trade put many species at risk. |
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| ISSN: | 00368075 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.adz4176 |
