Study estimates movements of humans increased 40-fold since Industrial Revolution

NEW DELHI: Movements of marine animals may have halved since the Industrial Revolution due to fishing and whaling, while those of humans have increased 40-fold in the same time, a study has estimated.

Findings published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution also suggest that movement due to humans on the planet could be up to 40 times more than that of all land animals combined.

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and institutes in Germany and the US have attributed the result to population growth, use of motor vehicles, fossil fuels and an extensive infrastructure enabling mobility of humans.

Source: PTI News

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