Biodiversity Blog: Bat Boxes

Biodiversity is defined as the number of different varieties of plants, animals and microorganisms within a given area. If a certain area has a large number of species, then is it said to be biodiverse (Burpee, 2021). Biodiversity has the ability to reduce climate change, help the economy and ensure human survival by providing us with food, building materials, fungi and many other essentials (Burpee, 2021). However, in our world today, biodiversity is on the decline. According to the Living Planet Report 2020, there is a “decline of 68% in average population abundance since 1970” (The Living…