Continued natural habitat loss increased the risk of future pandemics as humans expand their presence into ever closer contact with wild animals The average size of wildlife populations has plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years because of deforestation and rampant overconsumption. Experts said on Thursday that the warning was to protect nature in order to save itself. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) annual Living Planet report, human activity has severely degraded three-quarters of all land and 40 percent of the Earth's oceans, an accelerating destruction of nature that will have untold consequences on health and livelihoods. “The global Living Planet Index continues to decline. It shows an average 68% decrease in population sizes of mammals, birds, amp...
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