Stanford researcher declares that the sixth mass extinction is here (threatens humanity's existence) [View all]

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https://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/june/mass-extinction-ehrlich-061915.html

[font face=Serif]Stanford Report, June 19, 2015
[font size=5]Stanford researcher declares that the sixth mass extinction is here[/font]

[font size=4]Paul Ehrlich and others use highly conservative estimates to prove that species are disappearing faster than at any time since the dinosaurs' demise.[/font]

By Rob Jordan
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

[font size=3]There is no longer any doubt: We are entering a mass extinction that threatens humanity's existence.

[font size=2]Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich calls for fast action to conserve threatened species, populations and habitat before the window of opportunity closes.[/font]

That is the bad news at the center of a new study by a group of scientists including Paul Ehrlich, the Bing Professor of Population Studies in biology and a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Ehrlich and his co-authors call for fast action to conserve threatened species, populations and habitat, but warn that the window of opportunity is rapidly closing.

&quot The study) shows without any significant doubt that we are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event," Ehrlich said.

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"If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover, and our species itself would likely disappear early on," said lead author Gerardo Ceballos of the Universidad Autónoma de México.

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