WWF: Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970
PARIS — Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday.Featuring data from 35,000 populations of more than 5,000 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish, the WWF Living Planet Index shows accelerating declines across the globe.
Other threats include climate change, in particular in Latin America and the Caribbean, and pollution, notably in North America, Asia and the Pacific.'Incredibly concerning'The biggest decline is found in populations of freshwater species, followed by terrestrial and marine vertebrates.'We have emptied the oceans of 40 percent of their biomass,' said Yann Laurans of WWF France.
Wildlife Populations Plunge 73% Since 1970
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