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Guns, tractors 'threaten wildlife more than climate'
2016-08-11 11:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The main driver of wildlife extinction is not climate change but humanity's rapacious harvesting of species for food and trophies, along with our ever-expanding agricultural footprint, said researchers pleading for a reset of conservation priorities. In an analysis of nearly 9,000 "threatened" or "near-threatened" species, the scientists found that three-quarters are being over-exploited for commerce, recreation or subsistence. Demand for meat and body parts, for example, have driven the Western...
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