A new report reveals “catastrophic” declines of animals worldwide — but is it accurate?

Image caption: Paige Vickers / Vox; Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Article by Benji Jones. Vox – October 9, 2024. WWF and ZSL wildlife report: Living Planet Report 2024. Study on how the LPI is calculated: Nature Communications.

The latest health check on wildlife is in, and it’s not pretty. A new report by two of the world’s leading environmental groups reveals that the average size of wildlife populations worldwide has shrunk dramatically, by what the report calls a “catastrophic” 73 percent in the last 50 years. […]

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