Africa’s Wildlife Population Plunges by 80 Percent in Five Decades, WWF Warns
WWF says climate change, habitat loss and overexploitation are driving the decline, while half of monitored wildlife populations globally are stable or rising.
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Africa's Wildlife Population Plunges By 80% in Five Decades, WWF Warns
Wildlife populations monitored across Africa have declined by an average of 80 percent over the past five decades, according to a major new assessment by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which warns that changes to energy, food and financial systems are essential to reversing biodiversity loss.
The latest WWF report highlights the recovery of tigers, red tunas, green turtles and elephants thanks to decades of conservation efforts, although it warns that the deterioration of nature continues
Africa’s wildlife population plunges by 80 percent in five decades, WWF warns
Wildlife populations monitored across Africa have declined by an average of 80 percent over the past five decades, according to a major new assessment by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which warns that changes to energy, food and financial systems are essential to reversing biodiversity loss.
The big cat is getting better again. So there is hope, and that is bitterly necessary: because overall, the stock of vertebrates shrinks at a breathtaking pace.
The world's biodiversity continues to decline, according to the World Wildlife Fund's annual report. But one predator offers hope.
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