Kids are OK, but too many of them scare Sir David Attenborough.
The near-green god expects to charge up the dormant population debate, having just become a patron of the Optimum Population Trust thinktank. The great man says:
The growth in human numbers is frightening. I've seen wildlife under mounting human pressure all over the world, and it's not just from human economy or technology. Behind every threat is the frightening explosion in human numbers. I've never seen a problem that wouldn't be easier to solve with fewer people – or harder, and ultimately impossible, with more.
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