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According to recent analysis, the number of animals on planet Earth has halved. Creatures have been vanishing because of our constant and ever increasing demands. Forests are felled, dams constructed and land cleared of natural vegetation and in the process, habitats of various species of birds, animals and fish are destroyed. The Living Planet report calculating humanity?s ?ecological footprint?, states that deforestation occurs at faster rates than trees are replenished, fish are caught faster than oceans can be refilled, water is pumped from rivers and aquifers faster than rainfall can replenish them and emitting more carbon-dioxide than oceans and forests can absorb. The population of a number of animals had dropped since 1970 by 40 percent. Listed below, are a few species where fast declines have been noted: 1) African Lion:In Ghana?s Mole National Park, the population of African Lions has fallen due to killing of lions by local people, who view them as a threat. 2) Albatross: Due to birds getting snared by long line fisheries, albatross populations have dropped rapidly in the South Atlantic oceans. 3) Common farmland birds: In the UK, mainly due to intensification of farming,between 1970 and 2012 farmland birds like the grey partridge have fallen by 50 percent . 4) Dolphin: Since the 1960?s, the short beaked dolphin has been in decline in the Mediterranean Sea. Numbers in the Ionian Sea fell from 150 to 15. 5) Leatherback Turtle: Between 1989 and 2002, the population of the Leatherback turtles in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans experienced a decline. The faint glimmer of hope that seems to remain is that intensive conservation efforts can help to reverse this crisis, in turn ameliorating the situation. |
    
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Thank you for sharing, Aasha Eapen!
Posted 27-11-2014 13:17
This is alarming Aasha. We must replenish the resources as soon as we take them & we must remember that earth has taken millions of years to create these & in few hundred years we have consumed some & destroyed many others.
The efforts must continue as this is the only way forward for our survival.
Posted 10-11-2014 17:21
Maintaining ecological balance is of utmost importance for human existence as well.
It is in our interest to protect & promote the endangered & vanished species.
Posted 28-10-2014 21:25
Thanks for sharing these facts. Hope the authorities take efforts for conservation and protection
Posted 24-10-2014 04:47
Yes indeed,the need for conservation efforts is urgent and must be taken up sincerely .
Posted 24-10-2014 04:12
Environmental problems are all due to human selfishness. My country and its neighbourhood used to be a home of Tigers (Big cats) but today not even a single tiger can be found in wild here. threats to some rare species are prevailing which inhabitat my country, Snow Leopards, Indus River dolphin and Markhor to name a few among many.
Posted 24-10-2014 02:04
Thanks , Aasha, for highlighting an important concern. Indeed , human's selfish deeds are destroying the habitats of many species which is disturbing the ecological balance.
Posted 23-10-2014 20:57