In a stunning sign of humanity's triumphant subjugation of other animals and the planet at-large, the World Wildlife Fund brings us some very good news indeed.
Within a single generation, human activity has severely damaged almost every aspect of our global oceans.
That’s the finding of a new World Wildlife Fund study, which revealed that marine populations have declined 49 percent between 1970 and 2012. The WWF’s Living Planet Index database, maintained and analysed by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), tracked 5,829 populations of 1,234 species ranging from sea birds to sharks to leatherback turtles to coral reefs. This dataset was almost twice as large as last year’s and focused on the effects climate change, habitat degradation, and over-fishing has taken on marine biodiversity.
While a 49% decline in marine populations is good news, it is very disappointing to learn that this wholesale destruction took 42 years to achieve. Certainly it is appropriate to congratulate Homo sapiens for a job well done, but there is still much work to do.
Ignore this defeatist talk of "marine protected areas" by a few weak and cowardly conservationists who have never understood humanity's true purpose on this planet. There are always a few naysayers, a few rotten apples.
As Vince Lombardi once said, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going." Yes, marine populations have declined by 49%, and that's a landmark achievement, but it also means that 51% remain.
As always, my money is on humanity. I know we can get the job done, but we need ambitious goals.
Let's wipe out all the remaining animals in the world's oceans by 2040, a mere 25 years from now!
I am confident that Homo sapiens is up to the task. After all, it is our Destiny. Go team!
look at the bright side! this an elegant solution to the growing invasive species problems!
Posted by: elvin | 09/22/2015 at 10:54 AM