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2023-2025 Articles
Climate Change and Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice Threaten Bowhead Whales 0625.rtfEcologist Horror as Nature Reserves Are Emptied of Insects 0625.rtfClimate Change Is Threatening More than 3,500 (Mostly Ocean) Animal Species 0525.rtfWarming Climate Is Already Too Hot to Handle for 2% of Amphibians 0525.rtfWhole Ecosystems ‘Decimated’ by Huge Rise in UK Wildfires 0425.rtfRising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web 0325.rtfWhy Birds Are Dying in the Most Untouched, Pristine Parts of the Amazon 0125.rtfScientists Just Confirmed the Largest Bird-Killing Event in Modern History 1224.rtfPlankton, Backbone of Ocean Life, May Struggle with What’s Coming 1124.rtf - at least 10% declline with warming 3°C above pre-industrial levelsHumanity Is on Verge of Shattering Earth’s Natural Limits 1024.rtfWildlife Numbers Fell by 73% in Last 50 Years 1024.rtfBumblebees Are Dying across North America and Europe as the Climate Warms 0220.rtfElephants May Die Young because of Climate Change 0324.rtfNative Animals May ‘Start Dying' as Australia Weathers Extreme Temperature 0224.rtfArctic Wildlife Faces Dire Challenges amid Record Heat and Ecosystem Changes 0224.rtfMonarch Butterfly Numbers Decline Sharply in Mexico 0224.rtfWhy Are Fish in Crisis in a Pristine Lake, One of Earth’s Oldest? 0124.rtfBird Populations Are Declining. Some Are in Your Neighborhood. 0124.rtfClick for more2023-2025 Articles
Africa’s Birds of Prey Are in Decline 0124.rtf‘Biodiversity Catastrophe’ - How Earth Could Look in 2050, unless We Act Now 1123.rtfFur Seals Are Declining, Thanks to Lack of Food and Climate Change 1023.rtfExtreme Heat Is Taking a Toll on Florida Bay 1023.rtfShips Strike More Whales with Warming. Will Ships Slow Down to Spare Whales? 1023.rtfPolar Bears May Struggle to Produce Milk for Cubs, as Sea Ice Melts 1023.rtfAt Canada's Largest Atlantic Puffin Colony, Chicks Are Dying of Starvation 1023.rtfMore than 100 Dolphins Dead in Amazon as Water Hits 102°F 1023.rtfDirect Link Between Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Polar Bear Decline 0923.rtf1,000s of Penguins Die in Antarctic Ice Breakup 0823.rtf - 2nd year in a row for no penguin chick survival as ice shelf breaks up much more than in past yearsBird Populations Are in Meltdown 0623.rtf - Mostly Europe, also CaliforniaEcological Tipping Points Could Occur Such Sooner than Expected 0623.rtfEurope Lost Half a Billion Birds in 40 Years. Why? Pesticides, Fertilizers, etc. 0623.rtfGlobal Wildlife Loss Is ‘Significantly More Alarming’ than Previously Thought 0523.rtfAs Ocean Oxygen Levels Dip, Fish Face an Uncertain Future 0523.rtfThe Fatal Impact of Climate Change on the Snowshoe Hare 0423.rtfRufous Hummingbirds Are Losing Their Battle to Survive. Can We Save Them? 0423.rtf81 of 154 North American Bats Species Face Severe Declines over 15 Years 0423.rtfClimate Change Threatens Insects — and Us 0423.rtfBirds Are Vanishing. Their Crisis Is Our Crisis. 0423.rtfMonarch Butterflies Lose Sanctuary in Mexico as Climate Changes 0323.rtfDecline of Over 500 Marine Life Species on Australian Reefs Is ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ 0323.rtfAlaska’s Climate-Driven Fisheries Collapse Devastates Indigenous Communities 0323.rtfHow Climate Change Killed 1,000s of Migratory Birds 0223.rtfClimate Change Threatens Songbird Breeding 0123.rtfDeep-Snow Caribou in Canada’s Are Vanishing, in ‘Death by 1,000 Clearcuts’ 0123.rtfClimate Change Leaving African Elephants Desperate for Water 0123.rtfGlobal Pollinator Losses Causing 500,000 Early Human Deaths a Year 0123.rtf
Large Wild Herbivores May Help Slow Climate Change 1222.rtf - By removing living and dead plants, large animals dispose of material that may fuel wildfires.
By consuming vegetation and excreting dung, they may improve availability of nutrients to plants and support the storage of carbon in vegetation and soil.
By creating gaps in the vegetation and dispersing seeds, they create diverse ecosystems with plenty of opportunities for a variety of plants to grow, making ecosystems more resilient and better able to deal with climate change.
By nibbling down polar region shrubs and trampling snow, large animals help maintain permafrost, helping prevent the release of carbon to the atmosphere.
2021-2022 Articles
The Collapse of Insects 1222.rtf - Insects number 2/3 of animal species. They pollinate more than 75% of global crops, a service valued at up to $577 billion per year. 80% of wild plants rely on insects for pollination. The world has lost 5% to 10% of all insect species in the last 150 years. Insect abundance is declining around 1% to 2% per year. At that rate, we would lose 33 to 55% of all insect species in 40 years. Looks at bees, butterflies and moths, beetles, and freshwater insects. They are at the base of many food webs.Large Wild Herbivores May Help Slow Climate Change 1222.rtfFrogs vs. Climate Change - How Long Can They Stand the Heat? 1122.rtfAlaska Cancels Snow Crab Season amid Population Declines 1022.rtfWild Animal Populations Averaged Decline of Almost 70% since 1970 - 1022.rtfMarine Heat Waves Could Wipe Out Fish Stocks 1022.rtfWildlife Is Recovering in Europe After Decades of Conservation 0922.rtfMass Death of Sequoias Is the Harbinger of Earth Systems Collapse 0822.rtfClimate Change Likely Caused Alaska Snow Crab Decline 0622.rtfClimate Change Threatens Bird Populations in National Wildlife Refuge System 0622.rtfWinter Ticks Wiped Out Nearly 90% of Moose Calves in Part of Maine in 2021 - 0522.rtfAs Animal Seed Dispersers Go the Way of the Dodo, Forest Plants Are at Risk 0422.rtfClimate Change, Big Agriculture Combine to Threaten Insects 0422.rtfClimate Change Is Killing Off Biocrusts, Soil Organisms Critical to Arid Ecosystems 0422.rtf - especially lichensClick for more2021-2022 Articles
Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe from Climate Change 0422.rtfSalmon Travel Deep into the Pacific. As It Warms, Many ‘Don’t Come Back.’ 0322.rtfDrought, Climate Change Will Worsen Human Conflicts with Elephants 0222.rtfPlants Face Tough Climate Challenges as Seed-Dispersing Animals Decline 0222.rtfClimate Change Adaptation Puts Patagonian Penguins in Peril 0122.rtfHow the Speed of Climate Change Is Unbalancing the Insect World 0122.rtfWarmer, Oxygen-Poor Waters Threaten World’s ‘Most Heavily Exploited’ Fish 0122.rtfWe Saved the Puffins. Now a Warming Planet Is Unraveling that Work. 0122.rtfClimate Crisis Pushes Albatross ‘Divorce’ Rates Higher 1121.rtfRising Temperatures Overcook Bumblebees' Brunch 1121.rtf - Microbe growth in nectar speeds up with warmer temperatures. Bumblebees prefer intermediate levels of microbes in nectar.Maine Bird Species May Become Extinct in Our Lifetime as Climate Warms 1121.rtfSilent Earth - Averting the Insect Apocalypse 1121.rtfWildlife and Plant Species Decline 'a Crisis' 0921.rtfPolar Bears Are Inbreeding, as Climate Change Melts Away Arctic Ice 0921.rtfWhat Happens when Millions – or Billions – of Sea Animals Die on One Day? 0821.rtfMontana’s Famed Trout under Threat as Drought Intensifies 0721.rtfExtreme Heat Triggers Mass Die-Offs and Stress for Wildlife in the West 0721.rtfFighting to Save Kelp Forests, the Ocean’s Most Important Carbon Capture System 0721.rtfMassive Starfish Die-Off Tied to Global Warming Devastates Kelp Forests 0119.rtfLakes Are Losing Oxygen—and Their Inhabitants Are in Danger 0621.rtfAs Climate Warms, a Rearrangement of World’s Plant Life Looms 0621.rtfShrinking Sea Meadows Store More Carbon than Forests. How Much Is Left? 0421.rtfPolar Bears Forced to Forage Bird Eggs as Warming Shrinks Hunting Grounds 0421.rtfGlobal Warming Disrupted Pacific’s Ecological Dance of Urchins, Sea Stars, Kelp. Otters Help Restore Balance. 0321.rtf‘There's no ice’ - Warming Seas Chill Quebec’s Seal Tourism 0321.rtfWarming Oceans Mean Smaller Baby Sharks Struggle to Survive 0321.rtfArctic Ice Loss Forces Polar Bears to Use 4 X as Much Energy to Survive 0221.rtfMore Problems Reported as Gulf of St. Lawrence Continues to Warm 0221.rtf - impacts on scallopsCanada Jay Numbers in South Ontario Falling due to Climate Change 0221.rtfClimate Change Cuts Number of Humpback Whale Calves in North-West Atlantic 0121.rtfScience Warns World of ‘Ghastly’ Future Ahead 0121.rtfInsect Populations Suffering Death by 1,000 Cuts 0121.rtfGrowth Rings in Tundra Shrubs Reveals Spread of Arctic `Browning’ alongside 'Greening' 0121.rtfWarming Oceans May Be Choking Off Oxygen to Starfish, ‘Drowning’ Them 0121.rtf
2018-2020 Articles
Logging and Climate Change Decimate Steelhead Trout in B.C. River 1120.rtfBritish Columbia’s Seamounts Are Becoming Uninhabitable 1020.rtfWildlife in ‘Catastrophic Decline' due to Human Destruction, Scientists Warn 0920.rtfRising Water Temperatures Threaten Fish Populations 0820.rtfMany Freshwater Fish Species Have Declined by 76% in Less than 50 Years 0720.rtfClimate Change Will Make World Too Hot for 60% of Fish Species 0720.rtfGlobal Heating Will Make It Much Harder for Tropical Plants to Germinate 0720.rtfClimate Change Is Accelerating Mass Die-Offs in Marine Mammals 0620.rtfMangrove Forests Won't Survive Expected Sea-Level Rise by 2050 if CO2 Emissions Aren't Reduced 0620.rtf - If sea level rise doubles from current rate of 3 mm / year, to 6-7 mm a year, mangrovesw will drown. In other times, they would move inland with the changing shoreline. But human “development” (structures and beaches) will prvent them moving inland to follow the changing shoreline.Unchecked Global Warming Could Collapse Whole Ecosystems in 10 Years 0420.rtfThe Planet’s Largest Ecosystems Could Collapse Faster than We Thought 0320.rtfBees May Struggle in Winds Caused by Global Warming 0220.rtfClick for more2018-2020 Articles
Climate Change is Decimating the Chinstrap Penguins of Antarctica 0220.rtfBumblebees Are Dying across North America and Europe as Climate Warms 0220.rtfKoala Mittens and Baby Bottles - Saving Australia’s Animals After Fires 0120.rtfClimate Change Hitting Top U.S. Fishery in the Arctic - NOAA 1219.rtfIn Sweden’s Arctic, Ice atop Snow Leaves Reindeer Starving 1219.rtfMunich Study Confirms Severe Decline in Insect Populations of Germany 1019.rtfWarming Climate Is Making Baby Sea Turtles Almost All Girls 1019.rtfEmaciated Grizzly Bears in Canada Increase Concerns over Depleted Salmon Population 1019.rtfClimate Change Threatens World Fisheries, Food for Billions of People 0919.rtfNorth America Has Lost 3 Billion Birds (29%) in 50 Years 0919.rtfClimate Change Is Reducing Mating Behavior among Some Birds 0919.rtfHow Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’ 0919.rtf - to local extinction?The Water Is So Hot in Alaska, It's Killing Large Numbers of Salmon 0819.rtfMore Right Whales Dying Off Canada, as Climate Change Disrupts Food Sources 0819.rtfExtreme Weather Damaged Nearly Half Australia's Marine Ecosystems since 2011 - 0719.rtfMany Animals Can’t Adapt Fast Enough to Climate Change 0719.rtfWarmer Waters, Less Oxygen, Threaten Large Invertebrates in the Arctic 0619.rtfWarming May Reduce Sea Life 17% - 0619.rtfArctic Melt - Threat to Plankton beneath the Ice 0619.rtfThe Great Insect Dying - Vanishing Act in Europe and North America 0619.rtfClimate Change Threatens to Water Down Brazilian Cerrado’s Rich Biodiversity 0619.rtf100s of Puffins Are Starving to Death because of Climate Change 0519.rtfHuman Society under Urgent Threat from Loss of Earth's Natural Life 0519.rtfGlobal Warming Is Hitting Ocean Species Hardest, Including Fish for Food 0419.rtfWarming Seas Are Devastating to Dolphin Survival 0419.rtfGlobal Warming Could Decimate Fish Supplies and Fuel Migration 0219.rtfCurrent Massive Insect Decline Could Have ‘Catastrophic' Environmental Impact 0219.rtfInsect Collapse - ‘We Are Destroying Our Life Support Systems’ 0119.rtfClimate Change Could Crash These Important Fisheries 1118.rtfBiodiversity Collapse Imminent in World’s Tropics 1118.rtf'So Many Bears' - Draft Plan Says Nunavut Polar Bear Numbers Unsafe 1118.rtfHumanity Has Wiped Out 60% of Animal Populations since 1970 - 1018.rtf - WWF update from 50% (2014) and 30% (2008)‘Hyper-Alarming’ Study Shows Massive Insect Loss 1018.rtfStudy Finds Widespread Degradation, Deforestation in African Woodlands 0818.rtfClimate Change Is Killing Antarctica's Ancient Moss Beds 0918.rtfSweden's Reindeer at Risk of Starvation after Summer Drought 0818.rtfTurn Up The Heat, Turn Down Ocean Productivity 0518.rtfBiomass Study Finds People Are Wiping Out Wild Mammals 0518.rtfHoneybees May Be Dying in Larger Numbers due to Climate Change 0518.rtf -compounding other factors (mites, pesticides)Climate Change on Track to Cause Major Insect Wipeout, Scientists Warn 0518.rtfDangerous Biodiversity Decline Threatens Livelihoods, Food and Water Security 0318.rtfMarine Heat Wave Set Off 'Carbon Bomb' in World's Largest Seagrass Meadow 0318.rtfAlmost All Sea Turtles Born in Florida Are Female. Here’s Likely Why. 0318.rtfAntarctica's King Penguins 'Could Disappear' by 2100 - 0218.rtfSeagrass Meadows Are Vital, but in Serious Decline 0218.rtfDecline in Krill Threatens Antarctic Wildlife, from Whales to Penguins 0218.rtfDisappearing Sea Ice Could Lead to Collapse of Vital Polar Food Chain 1217.rtfAustralia's Severe Heat Is Affecting the Sperm of the Bird Population 0118.rtfWarm-Weather Plague Killed over Half of Endangered Saiga Antelopes in 3 Weeks 0118.rtfWarming Signs - How Diminished Snow Cover Puts Species in Peril 0118.rtf
2016-2017 Articles
2016-2017 Articles
The Impact of Global Warming in the Land of Santa Claus 1217.rtfChanges to the Ocean’s Micro Creatures Could Have Macro Effects 1117.rtfAs Oceans Warm, the World’s Kelp Forests Begin to Disappear 1117.rtfPacific Ocean Warm ‘Blob’ Appears to Take Toll on Alaska Cod 1117.rtfArctic Sea Change 1017.rtfInsect Numbers, in Dramatic Plunge, Portends 'Ecological Armageddon' 1017.rtfFailing Phytoplankton, Failing Oxygen - Global Warming Could Suffocate Life on Earth 1215.rtfAs Seas Warm, Whales Face New Dangers 1017.rtfWarming Planet Is Hazard to Fish, via Increased Salinity and Algal Blooms 0917.rtfOcean Warming due to Plankton Collapse 0616.rtfWarming Seas Endanger Antarctic Ecosystem, and Billion-Dollar Fishing Industry 0717.rtfGlobal Warming Threatens North Carolina's Bees 0717.rtfThreat of Moose-Killing Tick Infestation Looms, as Far-North Climate Warms 0517.rtfClimate Change Could Drive Coastal Food Webs to Collapse 0417.rtfHow "Godzilla" El Niño Affected Tropical Fish in Low-Oxygen Zone 0417.rtfMore than 1:4 of UK Birds Face Extinction Risk or Steep Decline 0417.rtf - turtle dove and Atlantic puffin includedDisastrous 2016 Shows Butterflies Are ‘Failing to Cope' with Climate Change 0417.rtfClimate Change Impacting ‘Most’ Species on Earth, Down to Their Genomes 0417.rtfClimate-Driven Species on the Move Are Changing (Almost) Everything 0417.rtfGrassland Lab Warming Raises Species Loss Alarm 0317.rtfAustralian Mangrove Forest over 1000 Kilometers ‘Died of Thirst' 0317.rtfTicks, Thriving in Warm Weather, Take a Ghastly Toll on New England Moose 0117.rtfRecord-Breaking Extreme Weather in Australia in 2016 Devastates Ecosystems 0117.rtfClimate Change Could Have Devastating Impact on Global Fisheries 1216.rtfIn the Polar Bear Capital of the World, the Snow Has Gone 1216.rtfPolar Bear Numbers to Plunge by 1:3, as Sea Ice Melts 1216.rtfOver 80,000 Reindeer Deaths In Russia Linked to Retreating Arctic Sea Ice 1116.rtfWildlife Populations Plunge Almost 60% since 1970 - WWF 1016.rtfSan Francisco Bay Ecosystem Collapsing, as Rivers Diverted 1016.rtf1.5 Billion Birds Missing from North American Skies Is ‘Alarming’ 0916.rtfTurning up the Heat to Push Many Australian Plants to the Brink 0916.rtfSoaring Ocean Temperature Is ‘Greatest Hidden Challenge of Our Generation' 0916.rtfAll Aflutter - Extreme Weather Threatens Mexico's Monarch Butterflies 0816.rtfArctic Fish Populations Changing as Ice Dwindles 0816.rtfThe Blob - How Marine Heat Waves Are Causing Unprecedented Climate Chaos 0816.rtfMountain Biodiversity More Vulnerable to Climate Change than Earlier Reported 0816.rtfWorld’s Longest Lake Is Being Depleted of Life as Waters Warm 0816.rtfWildlife Dying En Masse as South American River Runs Dry 0716.rtf - Pilcomayo in Paraguay, BoliviaSections of Great Barrier Reef Suffer Complete Ecosystem Collapse 0716.rtf - Most fish populations plummet or vanish.Climate Change Blamed for Mangrove Deaths 0716.rtf - along Australia’s northern coastThe Quest to Protect Threatened Amphibian Species 0516.rtf - 1/3 of amphibian species threatened; 160 already disappeared.Climate Change and the Case of the Shrinking Red Knot Birds 0516.rtfPolar Bears Losing Weight as Arctic Sea Ice Melts 0416.rtfIs Climate Change Putting the World's Micro-Biomes at Risk? 0316.rtfClimate vs. Primate - Dawn of Extinction? 0316.rtfChilean Salmon under Threat 0316.rtfScotland’s Native Insects at Severe Risk from Climate Change 0216.rtfDecline in Bee Population is Putting Global Food Industry at Risk 0216.rtf'Major Decline' in Antarctic Penguin Population 0216.rtfUS Seafood Species Are Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change 0216.rtfPhytoplankton Rapidly Disappearing from the Indian Ocean 0216.rtfStarvation Suspected in Massive Die-off of Alaska Seabirds 0116.rtfPacific Shellfish Set for Price Hike, as Ocean Acidity Keeps Rising 0116.rtfDealing with Climate Change in Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest 0116.rtfWarmer Indian Ocean Could Be 'Ecological Desert', Scientists Warn 0116.rtf - Phytoplankton down up to 20%
Living Planet Repot Update - WWF 0914.pdf
- 180 pp, update of 2012 report farther below
The global Living Planet Index (LPI) reveals a continual decline in vertebrate populations over the last 40 years. This global trend shows no sign of slowing down. For this 10th edition of the Living Planet Report, the LPI methodology has been updated and fine-tuned to give a better representation of the global distribution of vertebrate species.
The weighted LPI (LPI-D) shows that the size of populations (the number of individual animals) decreased by 52% from 1970 to 2010. This 52% includes 56% declines in tropical populations and 36% in temperate zone populationss. It includes 39% declines for terrestrial species populations, 76% for fresh water ones, and 39% for marine ones. Populations in protected areas declined only 18%.
For terrestrial species, habitat loss to human land use – notably agriculture, cities and energy – is the major threat. For freshwater ones, habitat loss and fragmentation, connectivity (water level changes from dams, irrigation, etc.), pollution, and invasive species are the threats. For marine ones, stability followed a steep drop to till the mid-80s, with the largest declines in the tropics and Southern Ocean.
This is a steeper decline than the 28% reported in the previous edition, when data from North America and Europe – where long-term trend information has been more readily available – dominated the global LPI.
The LPI is calculated using trends in 10,380 populations of over 3,038 vertebrate species (fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). These species groups have been comprehensively researched and monitored by scientists and the general public for many years, meaning that a lot of data is available to assess the state of specific populations and their trends over time.
2014-2015 Articles
2014-2015 Articles
US Wild Bee Numbers Decline as Land Is Converted for Biofuel 1215.rtf3:4 of the UK Butterfly Species Have Declined in the Last 40 Years 1215.rtfPolar Bear Numbers to Fall, as Arctic Ice Shrinks 1115.rtfIndonesia Blazes Threaten Endangered Orangutans 1115.rtfGlobal Warming Puts Snow Leopards in a Bind 1015.rtfAcorn Crop Dips as Climate Changes 1015.rtfThousands of Salmon Die in Hotter-than-Usual Northwest Rivers 0715.rtfPolar Bears Can't Adapt to Melting Arctic, Will Waste Away 0715.rtfTough Days for Salmon, as Fraser River Runs Hotter, Lower than Expected 0715.rtfPolar Bears Face Steep Declines Because of Melting Sea Ice 0715.rtfClimate Change Is Latest Threat for Struggling Bird Species – Red Knots 0615.rtfFish, Crabs Are Losing Homes as Oceans Lose Oxygen 0615.rtfNorth American Moose Dying in Droves, as Warming Fuels Disease, Pests 0515.rtfClimate Change Is Devastating Ohio's Beloved Birds 0515.rtfWild Animals in Drought-Stricken Western States Are Dying for a Drink 0515.rtfWildlife Decline May Lead to ‘Empty Landscape' 0515.rtfHistory Lessons Highlight Climate Threat to Birds 0415.rtf - population ebbs and flows over 2 million yearsBeyond Almonds - a Rogue's Gallery of Guzzlers In California's Drought 0415.rtfOut of Plaice - Popular UK Fish at Risk from Rising Temperatures 0415.rtfHunters See Climate Changing Their Traditions 0415.rtfLemurs Losing Their Land to Climate Change 0215.rtfCalifornia Sea Lion Crisis - Warmer Seas May Be to Blame 0215.rtfDecreasing Range of California Pikas Linked to Climate Change 0215.rtfPoor Outlook for Borneo's Mammals 0115.rtfMass Die-offs of Fish, Birds, Mammals Increasing 0115.rtfClimate Change May Halve Giant Panda's Habitat by 2070 - 0115.rtfScientists Track Natural Responses to Climate Change 0115.rtfClimate Changes, Habitat Loss Cited as Threats to 314 Bird Species 1214.rtfHigher Temperatures May Result in Fewer Bees 1114.rtfCommon Birds, such as Sparrow and Skylark, Face Decline in Europe 1114.rtfBritain's Migrating Birds Are Drastically Declining 1014.rtfHalf of North American Bird Species Threatened by Climate Change 0914.rtfWorld Wildlife Populations Halved in 40 Years 0914.rtf - about update of 2012 WWF report, just belowMassive Deaths in Northern Seabird Colonies Are Due to Climate, Ocean Changes 0814.rtfBuilt for Survival, Birds Are in Trouble from Pole to Pole, from Toxins and Heat 0814.rtfSuburbs, Farms, Plus Global Warming Threaten Wild Animals and Plants 0814.rtfWading Birds Declining in the UK 0714.rtfAntarctic Fur Seals Feel Climate Impacts 0714.rtfGrowth, Global Warming Threaten African Species 0714.rtfOver 3:4 of Large Carnivores Now in Decline 0114.rtfWarming Threat to Emperor Penguins 0614.rtfPredatory Development Threatens Brazil's Amazon - Marina Silva 1113.rtfClimate Change Biggest Threat to Deer, Moose 1113.rtfPrecarious Future Looms for Canada’s Great Inland Delta 1113.rtfArmy of Volunteers Compiles Evidence of Climate Change in Alaska 1113.rtfClimate Change Is Killing the Wolves of Isle Royale 1013.rtfWarming Bolsters Alberta Grizzlies 1013.rtfMoose Die-Off Alarms Scientists 1013.rtfUK's Natural Environment in Jeopardy 1013.rtfKoalas Face Huge Fall in Numbers as Climate Change Bites 1013.rtfWarming Lake Superior Prompts a Tribe to Try a New Fish 1013.rtf
Why Monarch Butterfly Numbers Are in Freefall 0713.rtf
updated from Brower et al., Insect Conser. & Diver., 5, 95, 2011
2013 Articles and earlier
2013 Articles and earlier
Climate Change Puts US Freshwater Fish at Risk 0913.rtfWhy Monarch Butterfly Numbers Are in Freefall 0713.rtfEvolution Too Slow to Keep Up with Climate Change 0713.rtfBirds Outpace Climate Change to Avoid Extinction 0713.rtfMonarch Butterflies Drop Ominously in Mexico 0313.rtfPainted Turtles Set to Become All Female, Extinct 0513.rtfClimate Change a Threat to Wildlife 0113.rtfCaribou Populations in Steep Decline 1212.rtfUK Birds Down 20% Since 1966 1112.rtfClimate Change Is Killing Ground Squirrels 0812.rtfWarming Makes Minnesota Moose Population Plummet 0512.rtfWild Populations Down 30% Since 1970 0512.rtfBee Population Decline May Be Due to Warming 0910.rtfPolar Bears Face Rapid Tipping Point 0510.rtfMangroves Disappear Faster Than Land Forests 0710.rtfMore Bird Population Destruction Predicted with Warming 0810.rtfBio-losses, 30% Animals, 40% Corals 0510.rtf - "Since 1970, we have reduced animal populations by 30%, the area of mangroves and seagrasses by 20%, and the coverage of living corals by 40%… These losses are clearly unsustainable."Bio-Losses, 30% Animals, etc. Cost $121 T 0510.rtfCommon Plants, Animals Threatened by Climate Change 0513.rtfAmazon on Path to Lose 65% of Biomass by 2060 0513.rtf
Living Planet Report - Biodiversity & Declines - WWF 2012.pdf - 164 pp.Wild Populations Down 30% Since 1970 0512.rtf - Report SummaryPopulation changes for a few of more than 11,000 populations and species studied, around the world. See 2014 update, above.
These figure summarize 1,000s of species declines (and increases) across regions.
India, Pakistan, SE China, SE Asia, Australia +.
Neotropical is Latin America.
The Global Living Planet Index suggests that across the globe, vertebrate populations were on average 28% smaller in 2008 than they were in 1970. This is based on trends in the size of 9,014 populations of 2,688 mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and fish species – many more than in previous editions of the Living Planet Report (WWF, 2006b; 2008b; 2010a). Above, declines were greatest in tropics.
Shading on this, and all Living Planet Index figures represents the 95% confidence limits surrounding the trend; the wider the shading, the more variable the underlying trend (WWF/ZSL, 2012).
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