New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- There has been a 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations over a 52-year period (1970- 2022), WWF's Living Planet Report (LPR) 2026 has found. The biennial report noted the strongest decline is in freshwater ecosystems (-85%), followed by terrestrial (-69%) and then marine life (-59%), expressing hope at the same time that nature can recover if society follows clear pathways to trigger positive tipping points across energy, food and finance systems which are driving biodiversity loss. Region-wise, since 1970, there has been a 28% decline in population size in north America, a 95% decline in Latin America and the Caribbean region, 23% in Europe and Central Asia, 80% in Africa and 49% in Asia and the Pacific region, the report said. The report found while the overall trend was negative - due to the magnitude of the declining trends, however, half of the populations included in the LPI were currently stable or showing an increasing trend. Key recovery of species worldwide include an increase in populations of green turtles, bluefin tuna, southern African elephants and tigers - of which India accounts for 75% of the global population. India's latest tiger count is 3,682 individuals, according to the 2022 All India Tiger Estimation....