Vertebrate populations - from birds and fish to antelope - are not, in general, declining. It has typically been estimated that vertebrate populations have declined on average by more than 50% since 1970, based on historical wildlife monitoring data. “Our results identify regions that need urgent action to ameliorate widespread biodiversity declines, but also reason to hope that our actions can make a difference." ##############To read “Clustered versus catastrophic global vertebrate declines” by Brian Leung et al in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2920-6The research was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Over half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 19% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.
