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EPISODE · Feb 24, 2026 · 11 MIN

Night Insects

from The Listener Podcast

When darkness falls most people think the world becomes quiet.But listen carefully. The night is speaking.Katydids in the trees. Crickets in the grass. Cicadas vibrating through the air. These are not background sounds. They are the living pulse of the planet, the voices of ecosystems in balance.For more than half a century I have listened to the natural world. I have heard thriving landscapes rich with life and I have heard the silence that follows destruction. When insect choruses fade, habitats are failing. When their voices disappear, ecosystems are breaking down.We are not just losing sound. We are losing life itself.Noise pollution, habitat destruction, chemicals, and climate change are silencing the Earth’s natural orchestra. If we allow these voices to vanish, we lose one of the most powerful indicators of the planet’s health and one of our deepest connections to nature.Tonight, step outside. Listen to the night chorus. Then ask yourself what kind of world we are leaving behind and what you are willing to do to protect it.Protect wild spaces. Reduce human noise. Defend biodiversity.The planet is speaking. We must learn to listen and act.#ListeningPlanet #ProtectNature #BiodiversityCrisis #NatureNeedsUswww.thelisteningplanet.com

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