95% Drop in Terrestrial and Freshwater Species in Latin America

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The average size of 73.2% of vertebrate animal populations fell between 1970 and 2022. The post Drop of 95% in terrestrial and freshwater species in Latin America appeared first on La Silla Empty.

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Monitored wild vertebrate populations have declined 73% on average since 1970. Latin America and the Caribbean has the largest decline in the world (95%), putting the Amazon and the region’s economy at risk

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Biodiversity is collapsing around the world, it's been a certainty for decades, but the extent of wildlife loss is only beginning to be understood.

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The Life on the Planet Index, compiled by the Zoological Society of London, covers 35,803 populations of 5,790 vertebrate species from 1970 to 2022.