Global vertebrate animals have decreased by 60%

Abnormal decline of nature over the past 40 years due to agricultural and human exploitation of excessive resources.

On October 30, WWF published the Living Planet Report 2018 to follow the trend of wildlife populations development from 1970 to 2014.

Data on fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles have decreased by an average of 60%. The reason is that people cut down forests, use chemicals in agriculture to lose living habitats and overexploitation.

A rhino was removed by a veterinarian then infected and died.(Photo: Brent Stirton).

According to WWF, within 50 years, the Amazon forest area has disappeared by 20%, while the earth has lost about half of the coral reefs in shallow water for the past 30 years.

Species and , are severely reduced due to being hunted for ivory and horns. Vietnam is one of the main consumers of these two products.

Dr. Benjamin Rawson, Conservation Director of WWF Vietnam said, Vietnam contributes to the degradation of wild populations of themselves and other countries.

Vietnamese demand for African ivory and rhino horn has contributed to reducing the population of these species, sparking illegal global trade in wild species."Vietnam's vertebrate species have also suffered a serious decline, largely due to the installation of snares - traps made of metal wire and killing any species that is involved ," said Dr. Benjamin Rawson. .

In light of this situation, WWF called on individuals, businesses and governments to mobilize resources to promote public and private actions to protect and restore nature and biodiversity globally, and at the same time. changing the trend of ongoing recession.

The 2018 Living Planet Report is the 12th edition of WWF, released every two years.