The extinction of dinosaurs opened up a niche on the Earth for mammals to take up the vacant real estate. Within a blink of time Homo sapiens evicted most of Earth's plants and animals out of their homes. 150 species a day have to exit this planet because of human action. They talk, and are worried, that the 'biodiversity treasure trove' will be soon scooped empty and the global economy might be hurt. Putting a negative monetary value on climate change alone does get Homo S. thinking...
Image: Ivory at the Berlin flea-market, depicting European heroes o.s.
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