Invertebrate Extinction

A team of researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa recently released its findings, revealing  a shocking decline in the populations of invertebrates in the state and across the globe, some members even referring to the situation as the "sixth mass extinction."  Although there is a recording system for animal populations already in place under the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the populations of invertebrates are grossly underrepresented, as the system is mainly comprised of birds, fish, and mammals, despite the fact that invertebrates make up roughly 99 percent of the world's biodiversity.

A possible solution to this problem is extending population data collection to include invertebrates, but this would be highly implausible as doing so would entail much more effort and cost.  I think that while it would be beneficial to include invertebrates in data collection, the cost highly outweighs the gain.