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Species in Decline?
The Living Planet Index claims that species populations have dropped 50% in the last 40 years. We look at what the figure means and how it was calculated.
The coverage of the Living Planet Index and its claim that species populations have dropped 50% in the last 40 years aroused much suspicion among More Or Less listeners. The team looks at what the figure means and how it was calculated.
(Photo: Male Royal Bengal tiger staring towards the camera from inside the jungle. Credit: Shutterstock)
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