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Archive Home > 2011 > July > 20 > Decline of predators throws off food chain

Decline of predators throws off food chain

By Darryl Fears / The Bulletin
July 20, 2011

The decline of large predators such as big cats, wolves, sharks and giant whales may be “humankind’s most pervasive influence on the natural world,” causing prey animals to swell in population and throw food chains out of balance, a new report says.

Humans have touched off the world’s latest....

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