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Environment & Energy

Nihil

(13,508 posts)

2. That is a literally incredible statistic ...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 06:27 AM

Sep 2014

> The world populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles
> fell overall by 52 percent between 1970 and 2010

I can't get my mind around the scale of the damage that it represents.

I can relate to all manner of statistics, numbers & events, treat risks in proportion
and understand the nature of the historical record but if any single statement
of a statistic makes me want to go bury my head in the sand it is that one.

Fuck.

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Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970 - WWF [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2014 OP

And guess what populations rose? GliderGuider Sep 2014 #1

That is a literally incredible statistic ... Nihil Sep 2014 #2

We're watching a mass extinction event unfold before our eyes NickB79 Sep 2014 #3

And it's already well underway. GliderGuider Sep 2014 #4

Right. I'd say we're not watching it before our eyes, because we don't see it The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #5