The scientific magazine Nature is reporting that 41% of amphibian species, 26% of mammal species together with 13% of birds are facing the threat of extinction equally a straight effect of human activity. The globe is thus facing what is beingness called the 'Sixth Great Extinction' lawsuit together with the alone 1 to last caused past times a unmarried species.
The best map of this extinction lawsuit is in all probability from the What is Missing? Foundation. The Foundation's mission is to heighten awareness close the threat of creature extinction through science-based artworks. The What is Missing? website features an interactive map of the public featuring species which accept disappeared or are inwards danger of extinction.
The species highlighted on the map tin last sorted chronologically or past times category. If y'all click on the 'view inwards time' link the dots on the map automatically rearrange themselves to degree a timeline of species extinctions. You tin equally good filter the information shown on the map past times species past times selecting the 'sort past times subject' link.
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