The report, released on 8 October, also records recoveries in tigers, green turtles and other species, and notes increases in several Indian wildlife populations.

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• WWF and the Zoological Society of London released the Living Planet Report 2026, titled "The Science of Hope", on 8 October 2026.
• The report is published every two years, and ZSL manages the Living Planet Index in partnership with WWF.
• Monitored wildlife populations fell by an average of 73% between 1970 and 2022, a decline of about 2.5% a year.
• The index covers 35,803 population trends of 5,790 vertebrate species.
• A 73% decline does not mean that 73% of animals or species have disappeared; it measures the average change in population size.
• Freshwater populations fell 85%, terrestrial populations 69% and marine populations 59%.
• Asia and the Pacific recorded an average 49% decline, based on 4,664 monitored populations of 787 species.
• Habitat loss and degradation was the most frequently reported threat, followed by overexploitation, climate change, pollution, invasive species and disease.
• Half of the monitored populations are stable or increasing, with recoveries recorded in green turtles, bluefin tuna, tigers and southern African elephants.
• India has documented increases in tigers, Asiatic lions and greater one-horned rhinoceroses.
• The report identifies the food, energy and finance systems as the primary drivers of nature loss.