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Wildlife populations fell 73% between 1970 and 2020
Original: Between 1970 and 2020, wildlife populations dropped 73% (2024)
The Natural History Museum reports that monitored wildlife populations dropped by an average of 73% between 1970 and 2020, according to the 2024 Living Planet Index. The figure, describing five decades of decline across mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, is drawing attention as one of the starkest headline numbers yet on global biodiversity loss and the pressures driving it.
Why now: The scale of the reported biodiversity decline is alarming and renewing debate over conservation and habitat protection
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- Between 1970 and 2020, wildlife populations dropped 73% (2024) · entryleveljobsc · 7
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