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Seeing less fireflies this summer? This is why

Here & Now‘s Asma Khalid speaks with Grist and Blue Ridge Public Radio reporter Katie Myers about what factors may be leading to the population decline in fireflies and what little changes people can make in their own backyards to help these glowing insects thrive.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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