Half of the Planet's Animals Lost Since 1970, Report Says

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By Yale Environment 360Sep 30, 2014, 11:20 am132 pts
The number of animals on the planet has fallen 52 percent in the last 40 years, according to an analysis by the conservation organization World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The group's Living Planet Index, which tracked the populations of more than 10,000 vertebrate species from 1970 to 2010, revealed major declines in…

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