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September 30, 2014

More Than Half of World's Wild Animals Disappear Due to Human Impact 
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More than half the world's population of wild animals has disappeared in
the past four decades. Scientists at the World Wildlife Fund and
Zoological Society of London say human-caused pollution, over-hunting,
devastation of habitats and climate change have combined to cut wildlife
populations by 52 percent since 1970.

 

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