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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. It is necessary for life to thrive on Earth.

Aldo Leopold, one of the great thinkers of conservation, observed more than half a century ago the importance of protecting species. "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering," he wrote. Losing species is like throwing away one by one the engine parts of an airplane while flying.

Biodiversity is a major initiative of Conservation International.

Biodiversity conservation provides substantial benefits to meet immediate human needs, such as those for clean, consistent water flows; protection from floods and storms; and a stable climate. 

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Bobcat Hunts Invasive Python Eggs
March 30, 2022
Burmese pythons are one of Florida’s destructive invasive species, wreaking havoc on the Everglades and other marsh, swamp and forest ecosystems. These giant constrictors compete so heavily with native animals that they may have helped drive several mammal and bird species extinct. But new evidence from a remote camera shows a native bobcat hunting python eggs, eating as many as 42 and saving many others to return to devour later. The camera even caught a confrontation between the bobcat and the nesting python. Will Florida’s native cats be a critical force in the battle against invasive pythons in the Everglades? Only time will tell.