The World Wildlife Fund Living Planet Index highlights 'devastating' losses in more than 5,000 species globally in a study across 48 years.
abc.net.au/news/wwf-report-wild-animal-population-down-69-per-cent/101531208Wild populations of a number of animals have plummeted nearly 70 per cent in the last 50 years according to a new study highlighting "devastating" losses by the World Wildlife Fund.Some areas experienced wildlife losses of up to 94 per centThe WWF Living Planet Index showed accelerating falls across the globe from 32,000 populations of more than 5,000 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish.
Globally, the report found that monitored animal populations had fallen 69 per cent between 1970 and 2018. " a devastating fall in wildlife populations, in particular in tropical regions that are home to some of the most biodiverse landscapes in the world," he said. The Amazon rainforest has been destroyed rapidly in past years due to a combination of illegal logging and poor food practices.
"Food systems today are responsible for over 80 per cent of deforestation on land, and if you look at the ocean and freshwater they are also driving a collapse of fishery stocks and populations in those habitats," he said. Some areas experienced more population loss than others — Europe, for example, saw a wildlife population decline of 18 per cent.
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