The World Economic Forum announced that there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by as early as 2050.
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The UN reported that one million plant and animal species were at risk of extinction.
Christopher Columbus sighted manatees for the first time ever.
Julius Wolff supplied the first canned sardines from Maine, USA.
The First Zoological Society in the US was formed in Philadelphia.
Thousands of pigeons went missing after a freak weather incident.
