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The Sixth Extinction makes the case that we are currently in the midst of a sixth major extinction event (there have been five previous events in the history of life on the planet) that is mainly driven by human factors. The author examines previous events and their causes and highlights modern extinctions and their causes.
I have studied conservation biology so many of the concepts and examples in the book were not new to me. However, I think the author does a good job highlighting the issues a ...more
I have studied conservation biology so many of the concepts and examples in the book were not new to me. However, I think the author does a good job highlighting the issues a ...more
Everyone is aware of the number of extinctions that are occurring with frightening regularity around the world today. This book, however, outlines many extinctions about which we might not be aware, but also sets out in clear, easy to understand prose, why this is happening. So many people believe that this is 'all natural' and climate change is just something that happens 'naturally' but what this book makes clear is that the sheer speed which it is happening indicates that we humans have been
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Before I finished the last chapter, I had donated to the World Wildlife Fund.
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