Coronavirus Is Not The Worst Virus On Earth, We Are
Aadhya Khatri
While humans make up for only 0.01% of all living things on Earth, we have caused the death of 83% of wild animals and over 50% of plants
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With the novel COVID-19 outbreak wreaking havoc and forcing humans to retreat inside their homes, nature is starting to show after years of being scared away by human activities.
When the Coronavirus outbreak first shows, all we talked about is how the virus transfers from bats to humans, but have you ever thought that we have done worst to the animals than they do us?
Humans Have Destroyed 83% Of Wild Animals
While humans are just a species and make up for only 0.01% of all living things on Earth, since we started to dominate the planet, we have caused the death of 83% of wild animals and over 50% of plants.
Humans Cause The Sixth Mass Extinction Of Life
As humans demand more and more natural resources, logging, farming, and other developments have initiated what scientists called the sixth mass extinction of life.
In the last 50 years, we are thought to have wiped out half of the animals on the planet.
However, the situation is even bleaker than that. When comparing the biological diversity of Earth before and after humans became farmers, scientists revealed that only one-sixth of all mammals still remain.
After three centuries of whaling, now we only have one-fifth of marine mammals left.
Of All The Animals On Earth, 96% Are Livestock And Humans
A new study reveals that of all the birds on the planet, farmed poultry has made up 70%. The situation is even worse for mammals with only 4% are wild animals, the rests are humans and livestock.
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