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Extinction: The Facts

Conversion of land for cattle is probably the greatest singlecause of habitat loss

Conversion of land for cattle is probably the greatest single
cause of habitat loss

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Conversion of land for cattle
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is probably the greatest single cause of habitat loss.
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00:30:02
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
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BBC Studios

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With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
Of the total mass of mammals on Earth, - Extinction: The Facts 00:14
Of the total mass of mammals on Earth,
Brazil has one of the world's largest cattle herds, - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
Brazil has one of the world's largest cattle herds,
About 12% of Brazil's beef exports comes to the EU, - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
About 12% of Brazil's beef exports comes to the EU,
The UK doesn't import much beef, - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
The UK doesn't import much beef,
It's a very productive form of plant protein that's widely used. - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
It's a very productive form of plant protein that'...
The majority goes into animal feed. - Extinction: The Facts 00:05
The majority goes into animal feed.
Since 2006, efforts have been made to reduce deforestation for soy - Extinction: The Facts 00:13
Since 2006, efforts have been made to reduce deforestation f...
The Cerrado is very special - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
The Cerrado is very special
It's basically scrub grasslands, scrub forests. - Extinction: The Facts 00:04
It's basically scrub grasslands, scrub forests.
Yet the Cerrado has many unique species. - Extinction: The Facts 00:04
Yet the Cerrado has many unique species.
Giant anteaters have been around for millions of years, - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
Giant anteaters have been around for millions of years,
They only have one pup at a time, - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
They only have one pup at a time,
So the mothers carry their pups on their backs, - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
So the mothers carry their pups on their backs,
Over 50% has now been transformed into agricultural landscapes. - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
Over 50% has now been transformed into agricultural landscap...
The greatest expansion of agriculture, - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
The greatest expansion of agriculture,
And here we can see the exports of soy from this area - Extinction: The Facts 00:09
And here we can see the exports of soy from this area
But some of it is actually imported into the UK. - Extinction: The Facts 00:04
But some of it is actually imported into the UK.
We're buying as much as half a million tonnes - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
We're buying as much as half a million tonnes
The majority of this is used to make feed for chickens - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
The majority of this is used to make feed for chickens
Some supermarkets and some manufacturers are starting to shift, - Extinction: The Facts 00:18
Some supermarkets and some manufacturers are starting to shi...