Geography | Citizenship

Wildlife numbers down 73% in 50 years

Collapsing: Scientists say that large declines in wildlife populations in Europe and North America before 1970 are now being replicated in other parts of the world, and warn that the loss rate could quicken as global heating accelerates.

Can we turn the tide? Experts have warned that human-driven environmental destruction is killing off our wildlife at staggeringly rapid rates. Have we finally reached our tipping point?

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