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Wildlife populations fell 73% in five decades
Original: Between 1970 and 2020, wildlife populations dropped 73% (2024)
The Natural History Museum highlights the 2024 Living Planet report finding that monitored wildlife populations declined by 73% on average between 1970 and 2020. The figure, driven largely by habitat loss and climate change, is being widely shared and discussed as evidence of accelerating biodiversity loss worldwide.
Why now: The stark 73% decline figure from the latest Living Planet report has just been published, prompting renewed debate about biodiversity loss.
Natural History MuseumLiving Planet ReportWorld Wide Fund for Nature
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- Between 1970 and 2020, wildlife populations dropped 73% (2024) · entryleveljobsc · 7
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