Historically, extinctions are rare and occur very slowly. Yet have you ever considered how exactly a species disappears from the earth? Certain animals are threatened with extinction. Right now, many species of animal are endangered.

how the ease of modern transportation has inspired a second Pangea.

how a lack of frozen real estate has put migratory polar bears in a bind and.

why a massive dust cloud might have made the dinosaurs extinct.

So what’s to be done? How can we turn the tide and reestablish some sort of balance in our world? These summaries will explain how we’ve had a hand in species extinction since Homo sapiens first threw a spear, and how if we don’t change our behavior, we just might go the way of the Neanderthal. Habitats have changed oceans have acidified biodiversity has dropped to alarming levels. Humans are responsible, through industrialization, deforestation and the resulting climate changes, for speeding up the process of extinction for a serious number of animal species. Yet today, even as you read this right now, a sixth extinction is happening. The disappearance of the dinosaurs, for example, was one of the five.

Our world has experienced five catastrophic species extinctions, a group that scientists call the big five. Learn about the threat of extinction, and how we can still avoid it. Students examining theories of species extinction.People curious about how human activity affects animal survival.Scientists, environmentalists or activists concerned with climate change.Homo sapiens not only caused the extinction of the wooly mammoth, but perhaps our relatives, too.Įndangered Species, Natural History, Ecology, Biological Sciences, Science, History, Environment, Nature, Biology, Climate Change, Animals, Environmental Science, Life Sciences, Biological Diversity Who is it for? Trains, planes and automobiles have let us travel the globe, to the peril of vulnerable species. How we live and how we travel the globe has directly resulted in animal species extinction.Įxtinction: slow or sudden? Theories have changed over the centuries as new info is unearthed.Ĭarbon dioxide has sped up the process of species extinction, through a warming climate. What’s in it for me? Learn about the threat of extinction, and how we can still avoid it. Through industrialization and deforestation, not to mention climate change, humans have damaged the environment and disrupted habitats, leading to a massive reduction in biodiversity.

The Sixth Extinction (2014) chronicles the history of species extinction and shows how humans have had more than a hand in the rapidly decreasing numbers of animal species on earth.

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