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"We're in the midst of the Earth's sixth mass extinction crisis. Harvard
biologist E. O. Wilson estimates that 30,000 species per year (or three
species per hour) are being driven to extinction. Compare this to the
natural background rate of one extinction per million species per year,
and you can see why scientists refer to it as a crisis unparalleled in
human history."
Via Antony Barry.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
