Report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970

Gland, Switzerland (PANA) – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in less than half a century due in large part to the very same environmental destruction which is contributing to the emergence of zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19, according to World Wildlife Fund's (WWF's) Living Planet Report 2020, released on Thursday