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Bookmark or Share- Humans are causing larger species to go extinct fasterFreshwater species populations declined by more than 80% between 1970 and 2012, mostly due to habitat loss from dams and water abstraction. The amount of life in the seas declined by a third over the same period, mostly due to overfishing.
- 4 charts that show how organized crime is endangering wildlife and ...The time to tackle illegal wildlife trafficking and protect 4,000 animals and species is very short. Already, data “gives no reason for confidence” that the UN Sustainable Development Goal 15.7 – to take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna – will be achieved by 2030.
- 9 facts about wildlife extinction and how we can save species | World ...Populations of freshwater wildlife species are declining disportionately faster than others, dropping by an average of 84% between 1970 and 2018, WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020 showed. The figure also marks a rise of 1% on the 83% reported two years ago.
- These are the world’s 19 most endangered animals - The World Economic ...There are 19 animals on the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) critically endangered list, including three species of rhino, seven primates and four big cats. The South China tiger, which has not been seen in the wild for more than 25 years and is considered “functionally extinct”, is top of the list.
- These 8 endangered animals are back and boosting biodiversity | World ...An endangered wild horse species called Przewalski's horse is said to be the world’s only truly wild horse. The horses were once found throughout Europe and Asia, but can now only be found in reintroduction sites in Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in the US.
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