The Earth’s 6th Great Mass Extinction is Occurring as You Read This -A Galaxy Classic

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“In one sense we know much less about Earth than we do about Mars. The vast majority of life forms on our planet are still undiscovered, and their significance for our own species remains unknown. This gap in our knowledge is a serious matter: we will never completely understand and preserve the living world around us at our present level of ignorance.

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“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.”

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Edward O. Wilson, The world’s leading authority on Biodiversity, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Harvard and author of “The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth.”

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With the human population expected to reach 9-10 billion by the end of the century and the planet in the middle of its sixth mass extinction — this time due to human activity — the next few years are critical in conserving Earth’s precious biodiversity.

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