Taxonomy is crucial for biodiversity conservation - if we can't properly identify animals, plants and fungi, we can't find ways to preserve them.
Funding for projects involving taxonomy dropped drastically in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, replaced by those using molecular biology and genetics.
Decades on, and the costs of these cuts are now apparent. Biodiversity initiatives are struggling to find specialists.
The length of field trips has been reduced owing to lack of funding.
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