Q.  How fast is extinction happening?

A.  Extinction is happening too fast , to too many species of plants and animals, in too many places.


Three species become extinct every hour of every day.
More than
30 species become extinct while you sleep at night. More than 20,000 species become extinct every year.


People around the world are trying to slow down the rate. You can help, too. Keep reading.

 
  Quagga
South Africa
Extinct 1883
  Passenger pigeon
U.S.A.
Extinct 1914
  Xerxes blue butterfly
U.S.A.
Extinct 1940's


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