Extinction Pressure News Today

Biological diversity. it represents all the different species on earth — _ animals, plants, fungi, - insects, the whole shebang. we are talking —| this is the point. we dont actually know- the range of species on earth. with that we know, we think| it is about 1.7 million species of animals, plants and fungi, but we dont know for sure. i some scientists say there i could be as many as 8 or 9 million different species. bring in bacteria — - you are in a whole world of biodiversity, a single...

Bring in bacteria — - youre in a whole world of biodiversity, a single spoonful of soil can have as many- as 10,000 different bacteria, more in some estimates. - we dont know what we are doing as we get rid of species. - lets have a look at the level of threat there is to species.| we know the rate of extinction is far higher than it— would be without humanity. we think that 25% of mammals are under a threat of— extinction, 41% of amphibians, and about 17% of birds. - there is a huge press...