About three-quarters of Earth's land, two-thirds of its oceans and 85% of crucial wetlands have been severely altered or lost, making it harder for species to survive, the report said. Overfishing the world's oceans. Permitting climate change from the burning of fossil fuels to make it too hot, wet or dry for some species to survive. Almost half of the world's land mammals — not including bats — and nearly a quarter of the birds have already had their habitats hit hard by global warming. Every year, 300 million to 400 million tons of heavy metals, solvents and toxic sludge are dumped into the world's waters.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 06, 2019 03:56 UTC