{"id":2189645,"date":"2025-12-02T12:40:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2189645"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:24:59","slug":"catastrophic-73-decline-in-the-average-size-of-global-wildlife-populations-in-just-50-years-reveals-a-system-in-peril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/catastrophic-73-decline-in-the-average-size-of-global-wildlife-populations-in-just-50-years-reveals-a-system-in-peril\/","title":{"rendered":"Catastrophic 73% decline in the average size of global wildlife populations in just 50 years reveals a \u2018system in peril\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cSharp declines in wildlife populations are a clear and urgent warning. These steep drops signal that nature is unraveling and becoming less resilient. When nature is compromised, it is more vulnerable to climate change and edges closer to dangerous and irreversible regional tipping points. When this happens in too many places around the globe, it threatens the very air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.\u201d\u00a0WWF Chief Scientist Rebecca Shaw.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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