There has been a 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations in just 50 years (1970-2020), according to World Wildlife Fund‘s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2024. The report warns that parts of our planet are approaching dangerous tipping points driven by the combination of a loss of nature and and climate change.
The Living Planet Index, provided by the Zoological Society of London, tracks almost 35,000 vertebrate populations of 5,495 species from 1970-2020. The Index shows an average 73% decline in monitored vertebrate wildlife populations (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish). [Read more…] about Major Decline In Wildlife Found in New Report
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