Report: Wildlife Populations Will Decline 2/3 by 2020

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Penny Nelson

Oct 28, 2016 at

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Elephants roam through trees and low bush on Septemebr 19, 2016 at the Pilanesberg National Park in the North West province, South Africa. (Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images)

A new report from the World Wildlife Fund says global wildlife populations are on track to fall by 2/3 by 2020. The Living Planet Report states that mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish populations declined 58 percent between 1970 and 2012. Animals in lakes, rivers and freshwater systems were hardest hit, declining 81 percent. We analyze the report and discuss what it means for endangered species and conservation efforts.

More Information:

Living Planet Report 2016 (WorldWildlife.org)

Monterey Fish Guide (SeafoodWatch.org)

Ecological Footprint in Living Planet Report 2016 (Global Footprint Network)

Guests:

Stuart L. Pimm, Doris Duke professor of conservation ecology, Duke University

Jason Clay, senior vice president of Food and Markets, World Wildlife Fund

Jack Dumbacher, curator of birds and mammals, California Academy of Sciences

Elizabeth Kolbert, author, "The Sixth Extinction"

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