Extinction Crisis: Animal Populations

extinction crisis: But as the human population continues to increase, animal numbers are falling, according to Rabble. There a strong correlation. So are diverse plant and animal populations. A comprehensive report from the World Wildlife Federation and the Zoological Society of London found that wild animal populations dropped by 58 per cent between 1970 and 2012, and will likely reach a 67 per cent drop by 2020 if nothing is done to prevent the decline. Habitat degradation and destruction, hunting and overfishing, the illegal wildlife trade, invasive species, disease, pollution and climate change are causing an extinction crisis unlike any since dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago. The report points to human activity as the main cause. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.