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"Fun" statistic: in less than half a century, we've gotten rid of around 60% of Earth’s wildlife. [1] [1] https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/living-planet-report-2
by mehrdadn 6y ago
"Fun" statistic: in less than half a century, we've gotten rid of around 60% of Earth’s wildlife. [1]
[1] https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/living-planet-report-2018 https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/living-planet-report-2018
- derivativethrow 6y agoThis is an incorrect interpretation of the report. Or at least, the way it's stated is misleading. We have not "gotten rid of" 60% of wildlife on Earth. What has actually happened is (since the 1970s), the average reduction per species is 60%. Some species lost more than 60%, some (far) less. This is still bad news, but I feel it's important to point out that we haven't (for example), lost 60% of all species on the planet.