Mass Extinction
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1 million species face extinction as humans plunder nature at ‘unprecedented’ rateMore than 1 million species are likely to go extinct, many within decades, unless their habitats are restored through dramatic change, a UN report says.WorldMay 6, 2019
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Humans have a long history with extinction. A new report says we’re wiping out more speciesA WWF report says humanity has wiped out 60 per cent of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970.EnvironmentOct 30, 2018
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Asteroid that killed dinosaurs almost wiped out mammals: studyWhile it is largely accepted that a large asteroid that slammed into Earth caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, it turns out that it nearly wiped out mammals as well.ScienceJun 20, 2016
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The great disappearance of the passenger pigeon – and a comeback?The passenger pigeons were masters of the sky. They made up nearly 40% of North America’s entire bird population. But a half century later they were gone.Oct 24, 2014
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Are we in the midst of a mass extinction?There have been 5 mass extinctions -- the loss of 75 per cent or more of the world's species -- in Earth's history. Scientists now believe that we are at the early stages of the sixth.EnvironmentOct 6, 2014
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