70% of world wildlife wiped out in last 50 years

[Neon Knight]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...dinosaurs.html

World on the verge of first 'mass extinction' since the age of dinosaurs

Poaching, habitat destruction and egg-stealing reasons for decline

Threatened species include tigers, elephants, giant pandas and gorillas


The study assessed 14,152 populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles. Numbers fell by 58 per cent between 1970 and 2012 – and are dropping by around 2% every year, with no sign of any slowdown. By 2020, populations of vertebrate species could have fallen by 67% over the 50-year period unless action is taken to reverse the damaging impacts of mankind, the Living Planet report found.

These include poaching, farming, over-fishing, deforestation, climate change, the ditching of waste plastic, chemical and air pollution – behaviours that are affecting humans too.

Mike Barrett, director of science and policy at WWF-UK, said: ‘For the first time since the demise of the dinosaurs ... we face a global mass extinction of wildlife. We ignore the decline of other species at our peril – for they are the barometer that reveals our impact on the world that sustains us. Humanity’s misuse of natural resources is threatening habitats, pushing irreplaceable species to the brink and threatening the stability of our climate.’

[frankhammer]

So many humans believe we own this planet and abuse this "ownership"

All these creatures need space too. Maybe depopulation isn't a bad thing.

Unfortunately where so much of this biodiversity exists, so does the third world and they have little interest in anything but survival or getting wealthy. And they breed like rabbits.

[Ülev]

but we believe in evolution whereas this clearly is devolution example

[Bobby3]

The future is shit.

[Milo]

meh

[Rudel]

So many humans believe we own this planet and abuse this "ownership"

We do. And we've almost won the war on all the other species. Keep up the good work lads !

[Dick]

SHIT HAPPENS

[Dr. Robotnik the Subbotnik]

If people want more animals in the future, they should raise more animals.

Say a hunter, for every deer he kills, he should create another animal, some how. I think that would be a fair law, and they would proabbly be happy to do it considering their profession they probably want animals to be around for awhile.

[Dr. Robotnik the Subbotnik]

Also, I think they know how to clone animals now so actually, it's not a big deal. If we need them they'll create more anyway, individuals don't even have to do it.

[Linebacker]

This is whats wrong with the world today,we are wiping beautiful animals when we should be wiping out fat and ugly people.

Animals are living naturally and are not harming this planet,fat people are destroying the natural balance with their over consumption,destroying the atmosphere by just breathing,study proved a fat person produces the same amount of CO2 as a small idling vehicle or motorcycle,they are breathing out tons of excessive CO2 24/7.