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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh Bye
Humans have intruded on large-mammal habitat, says study |
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27 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:57 PM on 27 Dec 2007 Humans have driven out large mammals in, um, droves, says a new study in the Journal of Mammalogy. Since the year 1500, at least 35 percent of mammals weighing over 44 pounds have seen their range cut by more than half, thanks to humans moving on in. Well gee, maybe if the animals had brought over a welcome basket we would have been more neighborly. source: BBC News < ... |
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