Global wildlife populations have fallen by two-thirds in 50 years, while some Australian animal populations have been almost entirely wiped out | perkinsmiki
Globally, climate change has not been the most important cause of the loss of biodiversity to date, yet in coming decades it is projected to become as important, or more, than the others, the report finds.
The rodents were first seen by Europeans on the island in 1845 and there were several hundred there in 1978. But in the last two decades, their habitat – the part of the island that sits above high tide – has shrunk due to the rising sea level. They were declared extinct in 2016. The study draws data from the Zoological Society of London, including statistics on more than 1100 Australian populations, all of which show declines.
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