WWF’s Living Planet Report reveals a devastating 69% drop in wildlife populations on average in less than a lifetime
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Toronto, Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monitored wildlife populations mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have seen a devastating 69 per cent drop on average since 1970 according to WWFs Living Planet Report (LPR) 2022.
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- Toronto, Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monitored wildlife populations mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have seen a devastating 69 per cent drop on average since 1970 according to WWFs Living Planet Report (LPR) 2022.
- In fact, the Living Planet Report Canada 2020 showed that species of global conservation concern assessed as threatened on the IUCN Red List declined in Canada by 42%, on average, from 19702016.
- The biggest declines globally were seen in monitored freshwater populations, which have fallen by an average of 83 per cent.
- Habitat loss and barriers to migration routes are responsible for about half of the threats to monitored migratory fish species.