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Humans Have Altered 97 Percent of Earth’s Land Through Habitat and Species Loss

Humans Have Altered 97 Percent of Earth’s Land Through Habitat and Species Loss

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The study, which did not include Antarctica, also identified opportunities to restore up to 20 percent of land ecosystems Smoke lingers following fires in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in August 2020. (Photo by Ernesto Carriço/NurPhoto via Getty Images) By Theresa Machemer SMITHSONIANMAG.COM APRIL 20, 2021 6:30AM A study published on April 15 in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change presents evidence that only about three percent of Earth’s land ecosystems remain untouched by human activity. The analysis focuses on large swaths…

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The Australian bushfires: one of the worst or largest animal disasters in history since the ice age

The Australian bushfires: one of the worst or largest animal disasters in history since the ice age

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“To give it some context, the Australian fires [are] probably one of the worst or largest animal disasters in history since the ice age,” Kiwi volunteers jump the  ditch to help fire-affected Australian animals NZHerald, 12 January, 2020 Animals fleeing the devastating Australian bushfires were like a tsunami, a New Zealand volunteer rescuing wildlife in New South Wales says. There are fears some of Australia’s native species – like the Kangaroo Island dunnart – may even become extinct because of…

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