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3. It's been estimated

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Mar 19, 2023, 01:01 AM

Mar 2023

that 99% of biomass was from wild animals, humans only 1% about 10,000 years ago. As of now, 98% of biomass comes from humans and the animals they consume, only 2% comes from wild animals. We are doomed...

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'A wake-up call': total weight of wild mammals less than 10% of humanity's [View all] Nevilledog Mar 2023 OP

Horrifying. nt SunSeeker Mar 2023 #1

Eating and breeding our way to extinction. flvegan Mar 2023 #2

All life forms will go extinct at some point Kaleva Mar 2023 #10

It's been estimated VGNonly Mar 2023 #3

Kick dalton99a Mar 2023 #4

That's why viruses especially like us now. nilram Mar 2023 #5

wow!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 #6

I don't even consider humankind's duration on 🌎 a 'good run' EYESORE 9001 Mar 2023 #7

There was a poster on the Environment forum who posted this almost a decade ago NickB79 Mar 2023 #8

infographic showing relative biomass of mammals Qutzupalotl Mar 2023 #9