Extinction Rate Would Be Much Higher if Not for Conservation Efforts
PORTLAND, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2014. A new studypublished in the internationally recognized journal Science has determined that the current rate of species extinctions is more than 1,000 times greater than the background rate calculated from the fossil record and genetic data, spanning millions of years. The primary cause of this dramatic rise in the loss of species is human population growth and increased consumption,…
