Pollinators (like bees and butterflies) around the world are under increasing threat, putting three quarters of the world’s food supply at risk. A new UN-backed report – added to many, many before – has highlighted the growing threat to the globe’s bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beyond. All the major world religions have sacred passages that mention bees.”Two out of five species of invertebrate pollinators (bees, wasps, butterflies etc) are headed for extinction. Internationally speaking, other strategies include novel man-made aids for bees, like Norway’s ingenious bee “highway”, dedicated solely to the striped little guys. Bees, butterflies and bats images via Shutterstock