It helped launch the World Wildlife Fund, whose fight for endangered species helped save blue whales, tigers and black rhinos. Our planet’s wildlife populations have plummeted by 68% since 1970, according to latest the Living Planet Report, WWF’s flagship research series. There are fewer than 10,000 red pandas left in the wild, due to climate change affecting the Himalayas. (Image: World Wildlife Fund)TimelineApril 29, 1961: WWF launched to combat “needless destruction” of wildlife and respond to threats to giant pandas, polar bears, black rhino and elephants. 2020: The latest Living Planet Report reveals an average 68% fall in almost 21,000 wildlife populations between 1970 and 2016.

Source: Daily Mirror May 03, 2021 09:10 UTC