World wildlife in ‘catastrophic decline’

LONDON, 10 Sept. - (ANA) - Wildlife populations have fallen by more than two-thirds in less than 50 years, according to conservation group WWF.

Tanya Steele, chief executive of the animal charity, said wildlife is “in freefall” as we burn forests, over-fish seas and destroy wild areas.

She added that the “catastrophic decline” shows no sign of slowing, with the coronavirus pandemic showing how closely nature and humans are intertwined.  - (ANA) -

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