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New studies show how to save parasites and why it’s important – Mirage News
The parasite Ribeiroia ondatrae can cause amphibian limb malformations.Pieter Johnson/University of Colorado Boulder Parasites have a public relations…
The parasite Ribeiroia ondatrae can cause amphibian limb malformations.Pieter Johnson/University of Colorado Boulder
Parasites have a public relations problem.
Unlike the many charismatic mammals, fishes and birds that receive our attention (and our conservation dollars), parasites are thought of as something to eradicate – and certainly not something to protect.
But only 4% of known parasites can infect humans, and the majority actually serve critical ecological roles, like regulating wildli…
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