New study finds Almost half the world's species are seeing rapid population declines

[Jessica-stormlover]

New study finds Almost half the world's species are seeing rapid population declines

Humans have already wiped out huge numbers of species and pushed many more to the brink – with some scientists saying we are entering a “sixth mass extinction” event, this time driven by humans.

The main factor is the destruction of wild landscapes to make way for farms, towns, cities and roads, but climate change is also an important driver of species decline and is predicted to have an increasingly worse impact as the world warms.

The study’s authors analyzed more than 70,000 species across the globe – spanning mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects – to determine whether their populations have been growing, shrinking or remaining steady over time.

They found 48% of these species are declining in population size, with fewer than 3% seeing increases, according to the study published Monday in the journal Biological Reviews.


For decades, the extinction crisis has been defined by “conservation categories” – labels that the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a United Nations committee, assigns to each species they assess at a given moment in time, Pincheira-Donoso said.

Based on that method, the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species classifies about 28% of species as under threat of extinction.

“What our study shows is not whether species are currently classed as threatened or not, but instead, whether their population sizes are becoming rapidly and progressively smaller or not,” Pincheira-Donoso said. Downward trends in population over time are a precursor to extinctions.

According to this assessment, 33% of the species currently classed as “non-threatened” on the IUCN Red List are in fact declining towards extinction.

Global loss of wildlife is 'significantly more alarming' than previously thought, according to a new study | CNN

The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that found almost half the planet’s species are experiencing rapid population declines.

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We need to reduce our population and refocus it in the cities. The rest of the world needs to be off limits and for animals only. We either wake up to this reality or our planet turns to shit.

 

[theHawk]

New study finds Almost half the world's species are seeing rapid population declines

Global loss of wildlife is 'significantly more alarming' than previously thought, according to a new study | CNN

The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that found almost half the planet’s species are experiencing rapid population declines.

www.cnn.com

We need to reduce our population and refocus it in the cities. The rest of the world needs to be off limits and for animals only. We either wake up to this reality or our planet turns to shit.

Yea sure. From the same people that brought us “polar bears will be extinct in ten years”.

 

[mudwhistle]

New study finds Almost half the world's species are seeing rapid population declines

Global loss of wildlife is 'significantly more alarming' than previously thought, according to a new study | CNN

The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that found almost half the planet’s species are experiencing rapid population declines.

www.cnn.com

We need to reduce our population and refocus it in the cities. The rest of the world needs to be off limits and for animals only. We either wake up to this reality or our planet turns to shit.

So you're advocating for genocide?

 

[JGalt]

New study finds Almost half the world's species are seeing rapid population declines

Global loss of wildlife is 'significantly more alarming' than previously thought, according to a new study | CNN

The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that found almost half the planet’s species are experiencing rapid population declines.

www.cnn.com

We need to reduce our population and refocus it in the cities. The rest of the world needs to be off limits and for animals only. We either wake up to this reality or our planet turns to shit.

Will you be taking the lead with this population reduction thing you say we need?

 

[Jessica-stormlover]

We need a worldwide 2 child limit and an international agreement to keep population within 50 miles of cities. We also need to replant our forest and clean up the plastic out of our oceans.

 

[mudwhistle]

We need a worldwide 2 child limit and an international agreement to keep population within 50 miles of cities. We also need to replant our forest and clean up the plastic out of our oceans.

I have an idea, get rid of all of the Democrats and that'll reduce the US population by 30%.

 

[JGalt]

Why am I awake at 1:37 AM reading this nonsense?

I'm outta here.

 

[theHawk]

We need a worldwide 2 child limit and an international agreement to keep population within 50 miles of cities. We also need to replant our forest and clean up the plastic out of our oceans.

Why don’t Dems do their part and get sterilized?

 

[lg325]

Destruction of habitat, suburban sprawl, and pollution all have a play in the reduction of not just animal but plant species as well. Certain animal species populations are doing well such as the white-tail deer. The wild turkey was in major decline at the start of the 20th century but is populated well now. A lot of things can be done to solve this decline of some species mainly the halt of suburban sprawl and the reestablishment of natural habitats. A push for urban areas to build up instead of out would be helpful but it takes the education of the general public and convincing those with influence to put proper programs in place. Forcing any programs on the public such as population controls will not work.

 

[Jessica-stormlover]

Why don’t Dems do their part and get sterilized?

Once they hit the 2 child limit I believe that is something that probably should be mandated.

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

New study finds Almost half the world's species are seeing rapid population declines

Global loss of wildlife is 'significantly more alarming' than previously thought, according to a new study | CNN

The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that found almost half the planet’s species are experiencing rapid population declines.

www.cnn.com

We need to reduce our population and refocus it in the cities. The rest of the world needs to be off limits and for animals only. We either wake up to this reality or our planet turns to shit.

 

[shockedcanadian]

The greatest decline of all is in the human species and I'm not referring to numbers. Our fossils wll be much easier to discover as we wouldn't have existed even c!ose to the number of years the dinosaurs walked the earth.

 

[Esdraelon]

So you're advocating for genocide?

Specifically, genocide of the "flyover" folks. The uh, "useless eaters".

 

[Esdraelon]

We need a worldwide 2 child limit and an international agreement to keep population within 50 miles of cities.

Where will the food come from? Who gets to decide who lives or dies?

 

[fncceo]

We need to reduce our population and refocus it in the cities.

You're free to reduce your own population any time you see fit.

I suggest that, if you decide to do that, you should be mulched instead of buried. It''s better for the planet.

 

[fncceo]

New study finds Almost half the world's species are seeing rapid population declines

Biologists have described and classified 1.7 million plants and animals as of 2010, less than one-quarter of the total species estimated in the world. Scientists figure there are still over five million species waiting to be found.

So, in fact, we don't have any idea how many plants and animals there are out there.

 

[mudwhistle]

Specifically, genocide of the "flyover" folks. The uh, "useless eaters".

Nope.
Those are the folks that live in big cities whining about reparations.
The flyover folks are the people producing all of the food.

 

[gtopa1]

Once they hit the 2 child limit I believe that is something that probably should be mandated.

I have five kids; which of them do you want dead?

Asking for a friend; iow FUCK OFF YOU PSYCHOPATIC MANIAC!!!

Greg

 

[westwall]

New study finds Almost half the world's species are seeing rapid population declines

Global loss of wildlife is 'significantly more alarming' than previously thought, according to a new study | CNN

The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that found almost half the planet’s species are experiencing rapid population declines.

www.cnn.com

We need to reduce our population and refocus it in the cities. The rest of the world needs to be off limits and for animals only. We either wake up to this reality or our planet turns to shit.

Yet another load of crap from these so called scientists.

I find it amusing how they neglect to point out the 18,000 new species that are discovered every year.

 

[Votto]

Why don’t Dems do their part and get sterilized?

The majority of voters vote straight democrat yet they never follow their own advice and just keep having kids.

It's like paying taxes. Democrats do everything they can to get out of paying taxes, and then spend all their time convincing everyone else to elect people who will force them to pay higher taxes

It's called insanity.

BTW, the reason the majority of voters vote straight democrat is because in major cities like New York and LA with the highest of population levels there is only one party, the democrat party.

For whatever reason, all major cities vote straight democrat which is the model democrats want for the entire nation. That is why when you see a map of the US, it is all red wiith small dots of blue. IF it were not for the cities, the DNC would not even exist.

It's not about animals, just abject political power like it always is with them.