Populations of wild vertebrates have declined by an average of 73 percent in just over 50 years, according to a new report from WWF. This is a serious trend, but one that can be reversed, the organization says.
SwedenFish that can breathe on land and a frog with claws. In the rainforests of the Congo region, a large number of completely new species of animals and plants have been discovered.
SwedenAnts and sloths have nowhere to go when the Amazon is on fire. This year's fire season in South America is unprecedented, according to WWF. We can now see that it's very many of the larger animals that are actually burning up, says Olle Forshed, expert on rainforest and biological diversity.
SwedenOn 50 years, the populations of wild vertebrates – everything from frogs to elephants – have decreased by 73 percent, shows a new report from WWF. Unbelievable, thinks WWF's nature conservation expert Olle Forshed: Is it even possible to get closer to a collapse?
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