Daily Episode 175: 95% of Wildlife lost in South America and the Caribbean

About this episode

The episode discusses the alarming 95% loss of wildlife in South America and the Caribbean over the past 35 years and its implications for biodiversity.

In the previous 35 years, we've experienced a whopping 95% loss of wildlife in South America and the Caribbean. What other impacts to biodiversity have we seen recently? New Study: 95% Decline in Wildlife in Latin America & Caribbean since 1970 | by IZY-Hosting | Medium We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup – Mother Jones Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find | Air pollution | The Guardian Study finds microplastics in tadpoles in the Amazon for the first time Pollution Contaminating Sea Food — Hive Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kory, Kellan

Topics covered

• wildlife loss
• biodiversity
• pollution
• microplastics
• environmental impact

Keywords

• wildlife
• biodiversity
• pollution
• microplastics
• environment
• South America
• Caribbean

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IZY-Hosting, Mother Jones, The Guardian

Places: South America, Caribbean, Amazon

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