Over half a century, the number of wild animals has decreased by 73 percent, approaching the “point of no return”. about this ZSL Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Using animal population information from scientific journals, NGO publications and other reliable sources, ZSL analyzed the population status of approximately 5,500 wildlife species from 1970 to 2020.
According to available data, the situation for wild animals is worst in Latin America and the Caribbean. The 50-year population decline there was 95%. Wild animal populations in Africa have decreased by 76%. In Asia and the Pacific the decrease was 60%, in North America 39% and in Europe 35%.
Scientists believe that this trend may intensify in the coming years due to global warming, destruction of the natural habitat of many species, pollution and other processes caused by human activities.
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