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Half of mammals 'in decline', says extinction 'Red List'
breitbart.com — Half the world's mammals are declining in population and more than a third probably face extinction, said an update Monday of the "Red List," the most respected inventory of biodiversity.
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- BellaVitaGirl, on 10/06/2008, -1/+1Last time I checked, wasn't there a natural cycle in animal populations in which there was a decrease until the competition for resources lessened, followed by a population explosion? I mean, yes, human populations grow constantly but I think part of this is just a natural reaction to expansion over the years...as long as we don't completely destroy/hunt down everything, that is.
- Tarree, on 10/06/2008, -0/+1There is good news. I thought the European Bison was already extinct. It appears we can make some accommodations.
The bad news is that as the human population increases, we take the desirable land. It is that simple. Apartments, schools, and such can't share with deer and mountain lions. Nor can a host of small mammals, amphibians, and other creatures live where there is no natural environment. Rabbits, rats, coyotes, crows, hawks, pigeons, and such do well in towns and cities. That is only a small part of natural biodiversity.
We don't even know what animals and plants are extinct in China, whose dense coastal populations must have driven species extinct long before anybody started caring about these things. It is not as if anyone there is going to care anytime soon. They are even poisoning their own environment.
It will be interesting to see what workable solutions come forward in the next decades. Whatever the answers, they will not be easy.
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