populations

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The Wall Street Journal used city populations reported by the Census Bureau for each census from 1790 to 2020 and the bureau’s city population estimates for 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

For the new study, the associate professor, who is originally from Costa Rica, highlighted how populations of amphibians had changed over recent decades as a result of issues such as climate change and deforestation.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Wild horse populations can increase as much as 20% a year, a rate some experts say is greater than the capacity to remove horses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Without management, camel populations could double every eight years, South Australia's primary industries department says.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

At the opposite extreme, some aboriginal fishing groups of southeastern Australia devised elaborate technologies for managing fish populations, including the construction of canals, weirs, and standing traps.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond