Loss of Big Animal Poop Hurting the Planet

Finally, the Washington Post has highlighted a concern that mindful world citizens have had for years.

It's about time more media attention is given to the matter.

We've all felt the sudden urgency, haven't we?

It's time to do something.  Shouldn't we turn to Al Gore, like, now?  PB
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From the Amazon Billionaire Owner's Washington Post online edition:

The world that was once home to mammoths and towering dinosaurs can now barely maintain stable populations of rhinos and whales.

But according to a new study, we've got more to mourn than just the animals themselves.

We've lost their feces, too — and that's a bigger problem than you might think.

Why should we miss steaming piles of dinosaur dung?

According to research published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, megafauna play a greater role in the spread of nutrients across the planet than scientists ever realized...
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Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/10/26/as-large-animals-disappear-the-loss-of-their-poop-hurts-the-planet/