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sl8

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Sun Sep 13, 2020, 06:23 AM Sep 2020

Human activity has wiped out two-thirds of world's wildlife since 1970, landmark report says

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/world/wwf-report-species-decline-climate-scn-intl-scli/index.html

Human activity has wiped out two-thirds of world's wildlife since 1970, landmark report says

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN
Updated 8:20 AM ET, Thu September 10, 2020

(CNN)The world's wildlife populations have fallen by an average of 68% in just over four decades, with human consumption behind the devastating decline, the World Wildlife Fund warned in a new report released Wednesday.
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Human activity has wiped out two-thirds of world's wildlife since 1970, landmark report says (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2020 OP
Exceeded cilla4progress Sep 2020 #1
I passed by this post about 5 times before I could bear to open it. But thanks for posting. Squinch Sep 2020 #2
😭😭😭😭 BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2020 #3

BlancheSplanchnik

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Sun Sep 13, 2020, 09:11 AM
Sep 2020

I remember the many many critters and bugs I used to play with when I was little. Now the earth seems sterile by comparison. I don’t want to live in a world without woodlands and wildlife. 😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

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