3️⃣ *Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70% in the last half-century,* according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by environmental group WWF.
*Featuring data from 35,000 populations of more than 5,000 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish,* the WWF Living Planet Index shows accelerating declines across the globe.
In biodiversity-rich regions such as *Latin America and the Caribbean, the figure for animal population loss is as high as 95%.*
*The report tracks trends in the abundance of a large number of species,* not individual animal numbers.
3️⃣ *Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70% in the last half-century,* according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by environmental group WWF.
🐆 🦜 🐊 *Featuring data from 35,000 populations of more than 5,000 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish,* the WWF Living Planet Index shows accelerating declines across the globe.
In biodiversity-rich regions such as *Latin America and the Caribbean, the figure for animal population loss is as high as 95%.*
*The report tracks trends in the abundance of a large number of species,* not individual animal numbers.