But there is some good news: conservation measures including the preservation of habitat and strict controls on hunting have led to population increases in Europe for the brown bear, grey wolf and Eurasian lynx (pictured), which has increased by 495% since 1963. (Photo by Jamen Percy/Alamy Stock Photo)
Global wildlife populations will decline by 67% by 2020 unless urgent action is taken to reduce human impact on species and ecosystems, warns the biennial Living Planet Index report from WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and ZSL (Zoological Society of London). From elephants to eels, here are some of the wildlife populations most affected by human activity. Here: African elephants are under intense pressure from poaching and the fragmentation of habitat. Populations in Tanzania have declined by 60% between 2009 and 2014. (Photo by Martin Harvey/WWF/PA Wire)
Just 880 critically endangered mountain gorillas remain in the wild, facing threats of habitat destruction and human-wildlife conflict. (Photo by Paul Goldstein/Exodus/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
As few as 70 critically endangered Amur leopards are left in the wild, due to habitat destruction and human-wildlife (Photo by Vladimir Medvedev/Getty Images/Nature Picture Library)
Living Planet Index Report in Pictures
http://avax.news/fact/Living_Planet_Index_Report_in_Pictures.html
生命地球指數（Living Planet Index）
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