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Nearly half of Earth's land is wilderness, study finds (Paul Rogers, Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Despite population growth, logging and other environmental threats, nearly half the land on Earth remains as wilderness--undeveloped and nearly unpopulated, according to a study released Tuesday. The study by 200 international scientists, the most comprehensive analysis ever done on earth's wild places and population trends, was seen by some experts as a surprising cause for optimism. Biologists also viewed it as a warning, since only 7 percent of the wilderness is protected.

Winston Churchill's nemesis, Lady Astor, once wisecracked: Winston, you must have drunk half a boxcar full of champagne in your life.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 4, 2002 12:29 PM