WWF: Plummeting wildlife numbers demands urgent action

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Conservationists say landmark WWF report identifying species populations have declined 52 per cent since 1970 is 'call to arms'

The dire state of the planet's wildlife and ecosystems is laid bare today in a new report that highlights species populations have more than halved since 1970. WWF's latest Living Plant Report has been...

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