Readers' blog: Human overpopulation a factor on wild species
Most Irish media have been headlining the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report on the critical demise of various species without noticing the huge impact Irish people have on the depopulation of these world species and even our impact on Ireland’s native animals and birds.
Overpopulation of the human species is a primary driver in hastening of extinction. The first news bulletin on RTÉ about the WWF report stated, “Wild Animals numbers are being reduced by human activities”. RTÉ is too politically correct to use the term ‘human overpopulation’, it seems. There is a direct link between the human population ‘boom’ and the corresponding increase in harmful emissions into the Earth’s atmosphere.
