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Warming temperatures driven down the parasite population

Global warming may make you miss these parasites when they’re gone

Warming temperatures in one part of the world seem to have driven down the parasite population, suggesting another unexpected way that climate change harms ecosystems.
47,000 ticks on a moose, and that’s just average. Blame climate change
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47,000 ticks on a moose, and that’s just average. Blame climate change

Climate change is giving ticks a leg up on their hosts. “It’s about as grody a picture as you can imagine on a dead animal,” a researcher said.
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