Populations

Global animal populations reportedly shrunk 70% over the last half-century : NPR

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Cattle graze near a fire in Amazonas, Brazil, on Sept. 22. A new report analyzed years of data on wildlife populations across the world and found a downward trend in the Earth’s biodiversity. Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images Cattle graze near a fire in Amazonas, Brazil, … Read more

Global wildlife populations have declined by 69% since 1970, WWF report finds

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CNN  —  The world’s wildlife populations plummeted by an average of 69% between 1970 and 2018, a dangerous decline resulting from climate change and other human activity, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warned in a report Thursday. WWF tracked global changes in the abundance of wildlife across land, air and water of nearly … Read more