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Article: STREWTH! Man has long been blamed for the loss of countless species. The disappearance of the giant wombat which once roamed Australia is making scientists think again ... Man has long been blamed for the loss of countless species. The disappearance of the giant wombat which once roamed Australia is making scientists think again ...
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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Byline: MICHAEL HANLON
WHEN it comes to the fate of one of the world's most remarkable animals, it now seems that, for once, we humans are not to blame.
In a startling scientific about-turn, we have been declared innocent of the massacre of the giant wombat, which roamed the Australian continent tens of thousands of years ago.
The discovery rebuts conventional wisdom that Man has been the worst threat to life on planet Earth in four billion years.
For decades, naturalists have blamed Man for overhunting animals and destroying habitats. And it's said that when we're not busy cutting down the forests, we are raping the seas and turning ...