Report: Catastrophic 73% Decline in Global Wildlife in 50 Years
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The Facts
As the most trusted source of rapid, precise, and impartial news across all formats, AP's influence extends to more than half of the world's population who encounter their journalism on a daily basis.The average size of the world's monitored wildlife populations declined by 73% in 50 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) 2024 Living Planet Report.
Beyond its role in news reporting, AP has established itself as an essential provider of technology and services that are vital to the functioning of the news industry.WWF and the Zoological Society of London tracked 5,495 amphibian, bird, fish, mammal, and reptile species to show how much human activity decimates them.
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Alarmist statistics oversimplify complex ecological realities and misdirect conservation efforts. The calculation method used is often inherently biased towards showing declines due to its focus on proportional changes rather than actual abundance. This magnifies the impact of small, struggling populations while downplaying the stability or growth of larger ones.
There is a 50% chance that 25% of Earth's land will be protected for wildlife on Jan. 1, 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
