A new study says that few years from now, two-thirds of the total population of wild animals will be destroyed. This extinction is part of the obliteration process that mankind has been unable to control or resolve.
A recent comprehensive analysis reveals that between 1970 and 2012, around 58 percent of the animal population are lost. Judging from this pace, it is anticipated that damages will increase to 67 percent by 2020.
According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Zoological Society of London, the elimination of natural habitats, pollution and hunting are major factors contributing to the drastic annihilation of wildlife species.
In addition, climate change is also a critical contributing element. The propositioned Anthropocene geological period, wherein humans are the dominant group, institutes a changing global landscape.
Professor Johan Rockstrom, the Executive Director of the Stockholm Resilience Center, quips that the earth contending with a big world signifies that saturation point has been reached.
According to WWF Director General Marco Lambertini, the complicated life systems are directly proportional to the abundance and diversity of living creatures. The moment support lines are lost, the natural world crumbles.
Based on the investigation, the process of alterations is already being manifested among the 14,000 tracked populations of the 3,700 vertebrate species.
Translating wild habitats into logging and farming easily lowers the number of animals. Currently, only 15 percent of natural areas are protected. As poaching and food shortages continue, more than 300 mammal species face extinction.
Since 1970, the animal populace has lowered to 81 percent as water habitats become polluted and drained of natural elements.
WWF's Director of Science Mike Barrett states that global warming is eating up the locations where creatures live.
The investigation cautions that wildlife destruction will instigate conflicts, and the competition will be stiff as water and food insecurity increase.
Barrett adds that a new systematic approach may be needed. For instance, less consumption of meat should be promoted. Controlling the utilization of resources is crucial to the sustainability of supply chains.
