{"id":6515,"date":"2015-06-25T07:53:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T07:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=6515"},"modified":"2015-06-25T08:56:02","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T08:56:02","slug":"extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/extinction","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Claim That We Are Entering A New Extinction Phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The researchers called for an urgent response for species conservation and wildlife protection, or else there will be dire consequences.<\/p>\n<h2>A mass extinction event<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201c[The study] shows without any significant doubt that we are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event,\u201d<\/em> a professor stated. \u00a0Extinction rates are at astronomical levels. \u00a0In fact, the last time extinction levels were this high was when the dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the earth over 60 million years ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6522\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Poral-bear.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Poral-bear.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Poral-bear-456x300.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinepatrika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Poral-bear.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<h2>A scary future<\/h2>\n<p>A different study concluded that species are disappearing nearly 100 times faster than the normal rate between mass extinctions. \u00a0If this is not stopped, it is possible that mankind would be destroyed and it would take millions of years for life on Earth to recover.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6518\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/1885991.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/1885991.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/1885991-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/1885991-600x429.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karfitsa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/1885991.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Who is to blame?<\/h2>\n<p>As the human population keeps growing, natural habitats are destroyed and the wildlife are eradicated.\u00a0Land is cleared for farming, logging and settlement. Furthermore, humans will often place invasive species in an area. This causes rising carbon emissions and ocean acidification. We are basically poisoning the ecosystems.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6519\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Yangzhou_-_industrial_area_west_of_Wenfeng_Temple_-_P1130239.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Yangzhou_-_industrial_area_west_of_Wenfeng_Temple_-_P1130239.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Yangzhou_-_industrial_area_west_of_Wenfeng_Temple_-_P1130239-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Yangzhou_-_industrial_area_west_of_Wenfeng_Temple_-_P1130239-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/d\/d5\/Yangzhou_-_industrial_area_west_of_Wenfeng_Temple_-_P1130239.JPG\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Is there any hope?<\/h2>\n<p>As humanity destroys ecosystems, we lose many benefits that we rely on. In order to avoid such a grim fate we must work to conserve endangered species and cut down on habitat loss. If we do not accomplish this, we could end up like the dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6520\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/extincion-masiva-644x500.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/extincion-masiva-644x500.jpg 644w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/extincion-masiva-644x500-386x300.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/extincion-masiva-644x500-600x466.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.es\/Media\/201303\/27\/extincion-masiva--644x500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/pollution\">SEE ALSO:\u00a019 Shocking Photos That Will Make You Stop And Think.<\/a><\/h3>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study made by scientists at Stanford University revealed some disturbing news about the state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":6522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[46],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Scientists Claim That We Are Entering A New Extinction Phase<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is possible that mankind would be destroyed and it would take millions of years for life on Earth to 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