Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know?
Sadly, living on Earth means that we inevitably cause harm to other animal species. And each year, some animals go extinct. Part of it – a big part – is the fault of human beings, part of it is natural selection.
There is no doubt, however, that animal extinctions are happening at a faster rate.
In fact, extinctions are happening 100-1,000 times faster than expected based on historical trends, and that is bad news for everyone and every species.In 2018, three bird species that were thought to have potentially gone extinct were deemed officially gone forever. The organization BirdLife International determined that the Hawaiian poʻouli, and two Brazilian songbirds, the Cryptic Treehunter and the Alagoas Foliage-gleaner, are all extinct as of this year. In addition, the Spix’s Macaw – made famous by the animated movie Rio – is now believed to be extinct in the wild.
Also, the eastern cougar has now officially been declared extinct, though it is believed to have actually been killed out about 80 years ago.
Conservation experts agree that it is hard to determine if and when species go extinct in…
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