報告 野生動物自1970年以來減少近60%

Wildlife populations across the globe have dropped nearly 60 percent since 1970 and human activity is to blame, according to a report released by conservation groups.

動物保護團體發表的一份報告指出，1970年以來，全球野生動物數量由於人類活動而減少了近60%。

The joint report produced by the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of London warned that if the current trends continue, the decline in world populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles could reach two-thirds by 2020, an annual loss of about two percent.

這項由世界自然基金會和倫敦動物學會聯合撰寫的報告警告說，如果任由這一趨勢繼續下去的話，到2020年的時候，全球哺乳動物，鳥類，魚類，兩棲動物和爬行動物的數量將減少三分之二，每年大約減少2%。

"Wildlife is disappearing within our lifetimes at an unprecedented rate," said Marco Lambertini, director general of WWF International.

世界自然基金會總幹事馬克∙蘭博蒂尼說，“野生動物正以前所未有的速度消失”。

According to the report, the drastic reduction in wildlife populations can be directly attributed to human development. A growing human population, which has more than doubled since 1960 to around 7.4 billion, means less room and food for other animals and could push them out of existence if changes aren’t made.

報告說，野生動物大量減少的直接原因是人類發展。世界人口自1960年以來增長了一倍多，目前已增至約74億，這種情況不發生改變的話，就意味着其他動物的棲息地和食物會一直減少下去，甚至造成一些動物的滅絕。