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| Earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years, says WWF | |
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| _g R_ | Feb 7 2018, 04:14 PM Post #1 |
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The number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the past 40 years, according to a new analysis. Creatures across land, rivers and the seas are being decimated as humans kill them for food in unsustainable numbers, while polluting or destroying their habitats, the research by scientists at WWF and the Zoological Society of London found. “If half the animals died in London zoo next week it would be front page news,” said Professor Ken Norris, ZSL’s director of science. “But that is happening in the great outdoors. This damage is not inevitable but a consequence of the way we choose to live.” He said nature, which provides food and clean water and air, was essential for human wellbeing. “We have lost one half of the animal population and knowing this is driven by human consumption, this is clearly a call to arms and we must act now,” said Mike Barratt, director of science and policy at WWF. He said more of the Earth must be protected from development and deforestation, while food and energy had to be produced sustainably. The steep decline of animal, fish and bird numbers was calculated by analysing 10,000 different populations, covering 3,000 species in total. This data was then, for the first time, used to create a representative “Living Planet Index” (LPI), reflecting the state of all 45,000 known vertebrates. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/29/earth-lost-50-wildlife-in-40-years-wwf (from 2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QazupIEzLiI Edited by _g R_, Feb 7 2018, 04:15 PM.
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| The real leftists are the silenced majority, the sleeping giant. | |
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| Robertr2000 | Feb 7 2018, 04:32 PM Post #2 |
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Trumps fault! |
| "if that **** wins we'll all hang from nooses" | |
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| _g R_ | Feb 7 2018, 05:11 PM Post #3 |
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He does use a lot of hairspray. |
| The real leftists are the silenced majority, the sleeping giant. | |
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| Drudge X | Feb 7 2018, 05:52 PM Post #4 |
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One day, humanity will face the same fate. Watch Wayward Pines television series. |
| Kate Steinle was separated from her family permanently but leftists didn't seem to mind. | |
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| Coast2coast | Feb 7 2018, 06:25 PM Post #5 |
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Humanity has a choice on how we conduct ourselves. This news represents bad, shortsighted and harmful choices. Edited by Coast2coast, Feb 7 2018, 06:25 PM.
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| _g R_ | Feb 7 2018, 06:48 PM Post #6 |
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The numbers would actually be higher if Nixon had not started the EPA in 1972 because I grew up in NE Ohio in the 60's & 70's and remember when the Cuyahoga River was flamable and you could smell the rubber plants in Akron downwind for miles. Now a big part of that area is the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Edited by _g R_, Feb 7 2018, 06:50 PM.
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| clone | Feb 7 2018, 06:57 PM Post #7 |
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Director @ Center for Advanced Memetic Warfare
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If they just weren't so damn tasty....![]() |
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence. | |
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| Robert Stout | Feb 8 2018, 03:22 AM Post #8 |
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People are taking back the land from animals...........
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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| _g R_ | Feb 8 2018, 04:11 AM Post #9 |
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| The real leftists are the silenced majority, the sleeping giant. | |
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| clone | Feb 8 2018, 01:05 PM Post #10 |
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Director @ Center for Advanced Memetic Warfare
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^^^Looks like your daily posting output....
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence. | |
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| _g R_ | Feb 8 2018, 01:12 PM Post #11 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVJ7Prt5OdA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo5uMcULhNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytedB9_X-OM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLObh08g-U |
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