Wild animals are disappearing at an "unprecedented" rate, and humans
have already caused their populations to drop nearly 60 percent since
1970, a WWF report says. Earth has entered a new "mass extinction
event."
The study should serve as a "wake-up call" to promote recovery of animal populations, Ken Norris of the Zoological Society of London said on Thursday Oct 27,2016
The data provided by the Zoological Society has been compiled and published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for their Living Planet Report. In the study, the scientists paint a grim picture on vertebrates living in the wild, including mammals, bird, fish, amphibians and reptiles.
According to the document, the number of wild animals has plunged 58 percent between 1970 and 2012. If the trends do not reverse, the populations are set to reach a 67 percent drop by 2020.
New mass extinction
Humans harm wildlife in several ways, most notably by destroying animals' habitats, overconsumption and pollution, according to the report. Factory fishing, for example, has emptied the seas of 40 percent of sea life, and nine out of ten fisheries are either over- or full-fished globally.
The study should serve as a "wake-up call" to promote recovery of animal populations, Ken Norris of the Zoological Society of London said on Thursday Oct 27,2016
The data provided by the Zoological Society has been compiled and published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for their Living Planet Report. In the study, the scientists paint a grim picture on vertebrates living in the wild, including mammals, bird, fish, amphibians and reptiles.
According to the document, the number of wild animals has plunged 58 percent between 1970 and 2012. If the trends do not reverse, the populations are set to reach a 67 percent drop by 2020.
New mass extinction
Humans harm wildlife in several ways, most notably by destroying animals' habitats, overconsumption and pollution, according to the report. Factory fishing, for example, has emptied the seas of 40 percent of sea life, and nine out of ten fisheries are either over- or full-fished globally.
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