The Effects Of Sixth Mass Extinction Of Wild Animals

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Wild animals have been endangered since the loss of the dinosaurs millions of years ago. When there are no more animals of a particular species alive, that specie is called extinction. Moreover, animal such as Florida manatees, leopard, tigers, rhino, whales, and other animal's life are threatened on a daily basis. In the past millions of years' natural cause has had provoked a numerous species disappear from the planet, but lately human hunting activities and the black market are the most significant reason of this crisis as per The New York times. Since a youth age science class have taught us about the numerous specie of animals that have become extinct through natural disasters, such as meteors and enormous chains of volcanic eruption. Also, some animals might have been destroyed by predator stronger and faster. We can relate to the time of the dinosaurs sixty- five millions of years ago; this was called …show more content…
However, a sixth mass extinction could be well happening and humans are the likely culprit, according to a new research published in Science Advances and a report by Angand Singh (CNN channel on June 2015).

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