Wildlife Populations Have Plunged Globally, But Some Buck the Trend
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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102026/wildlife-populations-plunge-globally/
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A new report paints a dark picture of the state of global wildlife—but also highlights flickers of light where some populations are on the upswing. Over the past half-century, populations of thousands of vertebrate species across the globe have decreased in size by 73 percent on average, according to the “Living Planet” report published Wednesday […]
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