The number of wild animals has declined by half in 40 years – News project INFOX.ru

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The number of wildlife populations in the world for 40 years was reduced more than doubled, according to a new study by the World Wildlife Fund.

According to the organization, the losses were much more ambitious than
 previously thought: significantly reduced the number of wild mammals, birds,
 reptiles and fish.

According to the researchers, a decrease in populations of wild animals
 caused by human activities, which often leads to the destruction
 wildlife habitats.

In particular, according to the report of the fund, significantly reduced the number of forest
 elephants in Africa and sea turtles, according to
 Bi-bi-si.

The report notes that while the number of people on the planet
 almost doubled - from 3.7 billion to almost 7 billion
 man. The report states that the reproduction of the resources of nature,
 that mankind consumes annually, needed one and a half planets.