Number of species going extinct per day in the sixth (anthropocene) extinction

Range ≤150 species/day
Organism Biosphere
Reference Kaebnick GE, Jennings B. De-extinction and Conservation. Hastings Cent Rep. 2017 Jul47 Suppl 2: S2-S4. doi: 10.1002/hast.744 abstractPubMed ID28746761
Comments Abstract: "Most ecologists believe that biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate, with up to 150 species going extinct per day according to scientists working with the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity."
Entered by Uri M
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