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Human arrival and the extent of the recent extinction wave

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Global extinction rate is 100 to 1000 times greater than background rate
The Red List = an updated list of species facing high risks of extinctions
22% of mammal species
13.1% of bird species
26.8% of amphibian species
Extinction is only part of the story of biodiversity loss, the larger part of the story is decline in population sizes
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