ILLUSTRATIONS, CLIPARTS AND E-CARDS CREATED BY ANTOINE BOMON

WILD ANIMALS / WILDLIFE

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Some interesting facts about wildlife

Number of species

The number of animal species is estimated at 7.77 million, of which about 12% were validly described in 2011, less than 1 million. Especially of animals that live in water and of small animals, only a small part has been described.

Disappearance of wildlife due to human activities

According to a 2020 Living Planet Report by the World Wildlife Fund and the Living Planet Index measurement by the Zoological Society of London, global wildlife populations have declined significantly by 68% since 1970 due to human activities, particularly overconsumption, population growth and intensive agriculture, providing further evidence that humans have caused a sixth mass extinction. In fact, of the proportion of wild mammals that have existed since the beginning of human civilization, a total of 83% have already been lost due to human activities; of marine mammals, 80% have been lost, plants 50% and fish 15%.

Wildlife trade

According to CITES, it is estimated that international wildlife trade amounts to billions of dollars annually and affects hundreds of millions of animal and plant species.
Wildlife trade is a serious problem for wildlife conservation, negatively impacts the viability of many wildlife populations and is one of the greatest threats to the survival of vertebrate species. The illegal wildlife trade has been linked to the emergence and spread of new infectious diseases in humans, including emerging viruses. Global initiatives such as United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 aim to end the illegal wildlife trade.

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