ConservationSeptember 11, 2017
China's Endangered Fireflies
They're used to light up birthdays, Valentine's Day, and massive "glow shows" in theme parks—and at harvest rates of 17 million insects a year, they're at risk of extinction
Stories by Avalon C.S. Owens
Avalon Owens is a PhD candidate in insect conservation at Tufts University, where she studies how light pollution affects fireflies. She earned her Masters degree in Entomology from National Taiwan University, and hosts a bilingual educational YouTube channel called INSECT[昆蟲島]ISLAND .