Wildlife Populations Have Plunged 73 Percent in Just 50 Years, Report Finds
The most severe losses were observed in freshwater species, which have plummeted by an average of 85 percent.
A U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employee pulls in a dead bird at the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge on October 3, 2024, at Tulelake, California. An avian botulism outbreak at the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge has killed more than 90,000 ducks and waterfowl since late August, the most severe outbreak in the refuge's recorded history. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
