Thursday, March 3, 2011

Blog #5

There have been 5 major extinction events throughout history, are humans impacting the 6th? Why or why not?

I do believe that humans are impacting extinction. Many animals are constantly in danger of being extinct, because of many reasons which include hunting animals for food, and destroying natural habitats. One website even says that a biodiversity expert has warned us that "humans are driving animals and plants to extinction faster than new species can evolve." If this is true, wildlife is in anger, and humans are the cause. Also, it is becoming increasingly difficult for animals to survive in the climate changes and habitat loss. Unfortunately, almost 17,300 species are considered under threat and a lot would have to be done to stop these species from future extinction. 

Source:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/07/extinction-species-evolve

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