The average number of monitored wildlife species populations has shrunk by 73% over the past 50 years
The average number of monitored wildlife species populations has shrunk by 73% over the past 50 years, according to the Living Planet Index (LPI), which measures the state of biodiversity globally.
This is based on almost 35 000 population trends and 5 495 species of amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles. Freshwater populations have suffered the heaviest declines, plunging by…
