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Report: Africa wildlife population declined by 76 per cent in 50 years

Tourists in their car watching elephants in the savanna in Etosha National Park, wildlife safari and game drive in Namibia, Africa. [iStockphoto]

A new report has unearthed shocking details of how wildlife population in Africa has reduced significantly over the past 50 years.

The 2024 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) report places the declining population at 76 per cent in monitored wildlife populations across Africa, representing mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish.

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