The Demise of Our Marine and Wildlife - Does Using an Eco Product Really Make Any Difference?

Since the demise of dinosaurs, the world has nottrends among nearly two thousand species of
seen such ruthless exploitation of our biodiversity,reptiles, mammals, birds, fishes and amphibians. From
with levels decreasing 35% in just 35 years.1970 to 2005 a drop of 25% of land based species is
The findings are emerging after audits by the WWF,seen, with freshwater species losing 29% and marine
that used to be known as the World Wildlife Fundspecies dropping by 28%. Habitat destruction
for Nature, they warn that man's exploitation iscontributes greatly to this problem, an example is rain
simply unsustainable, with more species wiped out inforest, de-forestation gives a short term profit for
the last thirty five years than in the previous threethe timber company, but destroys an important
centuries.resource that benefits the whole world. Individual
One of the best known is the Yangtze river dolphin,calculations are showing that the world is consuming
it was declared 'extinct' last year, becoming the first24% more natural resources than the world can
large vertebrate disappearing in the last fifty years.replace.
The International Union for the Conservation ofDemand by large countries such as China, have
Nature recently released a list of species that aredirectly led to the loss of specific species such as the
close to extinction -West African black rhino, people regard the rhino
Species under threat.horn as an aphrodisiac, driving on the poachers.
Iberian Lynx - Portugal & SpainRecent extinctions also include the Panamanian golden
Parachute Spider - Indiafrog and the Caribbean monk seal, declared extinct
Elephant Frog - Australiaafter five years of searching.
Cuban Crocodile - CubaWe believe that every small effort and consumer
Dama Gazelle - Sahara Desertpurchase change can help, just pause for second
Scottish Wildcat - United Kingdombefore choosing that product.
WWF's Living Planet Index highlights the population