The average population sizes of monitored vertebrates have declined by 73% from 1970 to 2022.

Nearly 6,000 monitored vertebrate species across more than 35,000 populations declined by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said in its latest Living Planet Report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/10/08/wildlife/wildlife-population-fall-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #animals #populations #wwf #zoologicalsocietyoflondon #livingplanetreport

There has been a 73% decline in the average population sizes of monitored vertebrates — mammals, fish, birds and amphibians — over 52 years between 1970 and 2022, according to the World Wide Fund for #nature #environment https://indianexpress.com/article/india/wildlife-population-decline-1970-2022-wwf-report-10911493/

Wildlife Populations Have Declined 73% Since 1970 — Many Species Still Uncounted https://phys.org/news/2026-10-wildlife-populations-declined-world-animals.html Wildlife populations around the world have declined by an average of 73% since 1970. That's according to the WWF's new 2026 Living Planet Index - a major estimate, updated every two years, of the… #science #biodiversity #wildlife