extinctions

'extinction crisis poses major threat to human survival; public unaware of danger'

yes, you read that right. You tell 'em Olivia

documentary about the current mass extinction

'species becoming extinct at around 1000 times the norm throughout the earth's history'

'species are going extinct at rates 1,000 times the background rate'

E O Wilson, the world's top biologist asks 'Is Humanity Suicidal?' and explains why humans are not exempt from reliance on ecology for our survival

the web's most comprehensive source of information on the current mass extinction – contantly updated resource of related articles in scientific journals and news media

the sixth great extinction: status report

'animal extinctions: the greatest threat to mankind'

'we will lose 30-60% of all species of plants and animals during the second half of this century, if current trends continue'

'extinctions are currently around 1000-10,000 times the pre-human rate'

'extinction rates are 1000-10,000 times the natural rate, and it's accelerating'

'the sixth great extinction'

article by professor at the City University of New York, about the 'sixth extinction' that we find ourselves in

'how will the sixth extinction affect evolution of species?': article by fellow at Green College, Oxford, and professor of biology at the Botanical Museum at Harvard

'we'll lose about half of all species by the end of this century'

Global Biodiversity Assessment: current extinction rates are 50-100 times the natural (pre-human) rate, and set to rise to 1000-10,000 due to tropical forest removal

Holocene (current) mass extinction

'globally, we're losing around 1% of species per year'