Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth's wildlife running out of places to live

CBS ^ | JANUARY 1, 2023 / 7:29 | SCOTT PELLEY

[cuz1961]

In what year will the human population grow too large for the Earth to sustain? The answer is about 1970, according to research by the World Wildlife Fund.

In 1970, the planet's 3 and a half billion people were sustainable. But on this New Year's Day, the population is 8 billion. Today, wild plants and animals are running out of places to live. The scientists you're about to meet say the Earth is suffering a crisis of mass extinction on a scale unseen since the dinosaurs.

We're going to show you a possible solution, but first, have a look at how humanity is already suffering from the vanishing wild.

[Elsie]

I notice that 1, 3, and 6 refer to LIVING matter
and that 2, 4, and 5 refer to matter that used to be living, to be used as fuel.

[Elsie]

I notice that 1, 3, and 6 refer to LIVING matter
and that 2, 4, and 5 refer to matter that used to be living, to be used as fuel.

[Elsie]

... I’m sorry, but we didn’t think to put some dodo birds into a zoo.

We are STILL stuck in this state!

[trebb]

Yada yada yada - if you gave everyone in the world a 3’ x 3’ square to stand in, they could all fit in Florida - about 25 times over.

[dirtymac]

The talker!

Name a subject, any subject, and he will give you a long, drawn out, detailed, wrong answer.

[DoughtyOne]

I don’t trust anything these “learned men” say anymore.