Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Earth faces sixth ‘great extinction’ with 41% of amphibians set to go the way of the dodo

Earth faces sixth ‘great extinction’ with 41% of amphibians set to go the way of the dodo


A stark depiction of the threat hanging over the world’s mammals, reptiles, amphibians and other life forms has been published by the prestigious scientific journal, Nature. A special analysis carried out by the journal indicates that a staggering 41% of all amphibians on the planet now face extinction while 26% of mammal species and 13% of birds are similarly threatened.

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