Mass extinctions

uncontrollable reasons. Recent scientific development has allowed a new idea called de-extinction the act of cloning extinct species using DNA samples from the past and biotechnology. However, extinct species should not be brought back to existence as the idea of de-extinction diverts attention and funding from protecting many endangered species that can still thrive in their environment. Another issue that arises with de-extinction is that resurrected species could become pests in their new environment.

planet’s species of animals are disappearing due to human activity. Our human activity is causing the next mass extinction and we are turning a blind eye to it. The sixth extinction in our known history is happening and most of don’t care or have very little knowledge of what’s going on. We are ignoring that animals are disappearing and its changing our ecosystem. “Unlike past mass extinctions, caused by events like asteroid strikes, volcanic eruptions, and natural climate

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert is a nonfiction book about the mass extinction happening around us. Kolbert proclaims that we are currently living in the middle of a sixth, man made extinction. During the last half a billion years the Earth has experienced multiple mass extinctions, where accelerated rates of change altered and contracted the diversity of life on Earth. While the past five extinctions have been caused by nature, this time, however, the sixth extinction

ecosystems. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment estimated that “8700 did per year or approximately 24 species per day” (Fred Pierce). Ever since Cuvier discovery of extinction became a concept in France, biodiversity rates have been on a steady decline (Kolbert 2015). The current declining biodiversity rates are comparable to mass extinction events in the past. This is significant because many animals depend on each other to maintain their lifestyle or play a vital role for the environment. These species

Deforestation is the act of clearing out wide ranges of forests and trees and to many, deforestation is seen as completely necessary and vital for the development and advancement of the human species. But, the amount of benefits humanity collects from the mass removal of trees will never outweigh the terrible negative effects caused by deforestation. If no action is taken soon to decrease deforestation rates, the human population of 7.4 billion will quickly use up every resource trees have to offer leaving

million species worldwide and that's excluding bacteria. Unfortunately, scientist say we are currently living through the sixth mass extinction, the last one being sixty-five million years ago when the dinosaurs disappeared. But what is causing this mass extinction? One word: humans. E. O. Wilson, a famous American biologist, describes the main causes of extinction with a simple acronym: HIPPO or habitat, invasive species, pollution, population, and over-harvesting. Each of these causes traces

ago. There are a few reasons why woolly mammoths became extinct and the research will prove that. The reasons that many people believe woolly mammoths became extinct are climate change and humans. Climate change was the number one cause of the extinction of

losing one species properly affect the whole ecosystem because different species live at the unique planet, and their food chains are combined together in the same environment. Many people still hold unrealistic expectations in dealing with the sixth extinction event, which is actually sleepwalking to the death, reflecting the idealist tradition in our public opinion. In James Kunstler’s The Long Emergency, he defines the term “blind optimism” as, The wonders of steady technological progress achieved through

In 1800's the population growth is slow but when it reaches 1963 it grows rapidly. We side on don't panic because there will be no species extinction, if there will be no people abusing them. Low mortality rate is one of the cause of overpopulation and because of that it affect many aspect like economy, species extinction, limited resources( may tawag dito tina nakalimutan ko yung pag mas marami yung demand kesa supply). Technologically advancement in medicine is one of the visible sign of overpopulation

rapid population growth. This is causing the extinction of many other living things and when