TIL: We Have Lost 50% of Wildlife Since 1970 | Today I Learned

so one thing that really surprised me

so one thing that really surprised me was from 1970 to 2010 you know in 40

was from 1970 to 2010 you know in 40

was from 1970 to 2010 you know in 40 years we’ve lost over half our wildlife

years we’ve lost over half our wildlife

years we’ve lost over half our wildlife populations in 2014 there was a study

populations in 2014 there was a study

populations in 2014 there was a study that was done and basically what they do

that was done and basically what they do

that was done and basically what they do is they look at elephants and tigers and

is they look at elephants and tigers and

is they look at elephants and tigers and fish and and all these sorts of animals

fish and and all these sorts of animals

fish and and all these sorts of animals that we consider very very important and

that we consider very very important and

that we consider very very important and they look at how they change over time

they look at how they change over time

they look at how they change over time and they found that from 1970 to 2010 we

and they found that from 1970 to 2010 we

and they found that from 1970 to 2010 we had a 52% decline in those numbers then

had a 52% decline in those numbers then

had a 52% decline in those numbers then it wasn’t until we started

it wasn’t until we started

it wasn’t until we started industrializing everything

industrializing everything

industrializing everything industrializing fishing and just

industrializing fishing and just

industrializing fishing and just realizing you know energy production and

realizing you know energy production and

realizing you know energy production and all these kinds of things where we

all these kinds of things where we

all these kinds of things where we started to really impact these

started to really impact these

started to really impact these environments in a way that was no longer

environments in a way that was no longer

environments in a way that was no longer sustainable and it’s not until we see

sustainable and it’s not until we see

sustainable and it’s not until we see the impact that it has on the

the impact that it has on the

the impact that it has on the environment the impact it has on other

environment the impact it has on other

environment the impact it has on other species that we start to think twice

species that we start to think twice

species that we start to think twice about what we’re doing the amazing thing

about what we’re doing the amazing thing

about what we’re doing the amazing thing about a lot of these ecosystems and then

about a lot of these ecosystems and then

about a lot of these ecosystems and then the amazing thing about the environment

the amazing thing about the environment

the amazing thing about the environment is it’s actually pretty resilient to

is it’s actually pretty resilient to

is it’s actually pretty resilient to change and so if we just stop doing the

change and so if we just stop doing the

change and so if we just stop doing the small things that are damaging it it’ll

small things that are damaging it it’ll

small things that are damaging it it’ll bounce back you have to believe that we

bounce back you have to believe that we

bounce back you have to believe that we can make a difference that we can save

can make a difference that we can save

can make a difference that we can save these species or we could protect these

these species or we could protect these

these species or we could protect these areas and that it’s not a lost cause one

areas and that it’s not a lost cause one

areas and that it’s not a lost cause one thing that maybe people don’t know is

thing that maybe people don’t know is

thing that maybe people don’t know is that there are glow-in-the-dark shell