Posts Tagged ‘WWF’
Wildlife populations plunge almost 60 percent since 1970: WWF
By Alister Doyle | Reuters Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 percent since 1970 as human activities overwhelm the environment, the WWF conservation group said on Thursday. An index compiled with data from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to measure the abundance of biodiversity was down 58 percent…
Read MoreEarth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years, says WWF
By Damien Carrington | The Guardian | September 30, 2014 The number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the past 40 years, according to a new analysis. Creatures across land, rivers and the seas are being decimated as humans kill them for food in unsustainable numbers, while polluting or destroying their habitats, the research…
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