Biodiversity conservation: The key is reducing meat consumption.

@article{Machovina2015BiodiversityCT,
  title={Biodiversity conservation: The key is reducing meat consumption.},
  author={Brian Machovina and Kenneth J. Feeley and William J. Ripple},
  journal={The Science of the total environment},
  year={2015},
  volume={536},
  pages={
          419-431
        }
}
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