Hook and Ladder, above, are two of the lucky kittens now off the streets. On April 29 Alameda County lifted its ban on evictions, and last week the city of Oakland followed suit (wp.me/p7ShJJ-FYwj). The result: a tsunami of dogs and cats being turned in to local animal shelters by frightened owners worried about getting […]
Humans Have Wiped Out 70% Of Animal Populations Since 1970, Study Finds
There has been a huge human-driven loss of species in the last 50 years, new research has found. The Living Planet Report, which is published every two years by the WWF and Zoological Society of London (ZSL), found that wildlife populations have declined by an average of 69 percent between 1970 and 2018. Two years […]
Animal populations shrunk average of 69% over last half-century, report says
Cattle graze near a fire in Amazonas, Brazil, on Sept. 22. A new report analyzed years of data on wildlife populations across the world and found a downward trend in the Earth’s biodiversity. Michael Dantas / AFP via Getty Images Global animal populations are declining, and we’ve got limited time to try to fix it. […]
Almost 70% of animal populations wiped out since 1970, report reveals | Wildlife
Earth’s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years, according to a leading scientific assessment, as humans continue to clear forests, consume beyond the limits of the planet and pollute on an industrial scale. From the open ocean to tropical rainforests, the abundance of birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles […]