Saturday, November 8, 2008

'Wildlife dying out at fastest rate since the dinosaurs...'

'Wildlife dying out at fastest rate since the dinosaurs...'

'Mankind is responsible for the greatest extinction of wildlife since the end of the dinosaurs, conservationists have said.

Their warning came after a report revealed that populations of animals and plants have plummeted by a third over the last 35 years as a result of hunting, overfishing, habitat destruction and the changing climate.

Humans are increasingly living beyond their means and the world is heading for an 'ecological credit crunch', according to the Living Planet Report.'

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