WWF warns of risks of animal loss
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Conservationists have warned that the number of wild animals, fish and birds in the world has plummeted by almost a third in 40 years because of man's plundering of natural resources, the Daily Mail reported.
Those in crisis range from tigers – whose numbers are at an all-time low – to river dolphins, some which may already have been driven out of existence. The World Wildlife Fund claims that the Earth's capacity for supporting life is being outstripped at such a rate that we will need the equivalent of a second planet to meet our needs by 2030.
The world's wildlife population fell by 30 percent between 1970 and 2008. Declines are even more dramatic in some regions, with numbers of tropical species falling by 60 percent over four decades.
And populations of birds, animals and fish that make their home in freshwater have tumbled by 70 percent in the same time frame, the Living Planet report warns.
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