Todays guest on Nature Bats Last on PRN.FM was Professor Paul Ehrlich, author of over 30 books and numerous peer reviewed science papers.
‹ Biological Annihilation on Earth is Accelerating. Nature Bats Last.
Hi, Kevin. I don’t usually comment, but I just wanted to say that this was one of the best NBL episodes in a long time. Paul was an interesting, well spoken guest and you did a fine job interviewing him. I’m looking forward to hearing more as you get into your stride as the new show host.
The official statistics are dire but the reality is it is much worse than the dominant culture is prepared to admit.
Flying insect populations in Europe are in collapse now, not long off in the future.
“Abandoning the normally sober tone of scientific papers, researchers call the massive loss of wildlife a “biological annihilation” representing a “frightening assault on the foundations of human civilisation”.
The above quote comes from a recently released paper by Professor Paul Ehrlich who I interviewed on the paper in November on my show Nature Bats Last of The Progressive Radio Network. Paul has kindly agreed to be reinterviewed in May where we will discuss latest developments and his latest book Jaws. That’s assuming collapse hasn’t unfolded in the interim. When you unpick the biosphere in the way we have anything is possible.
More chilling evidence that the flying insect populations are in danger this time it’s one of the preminent pollinators.
Here’s the latest from The Guardian.