Humans are driving animals and plants to the edge. But are we really heading into a mass extinction?

Michael Hannah, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

 

It is now common to refer to the current biodiversity crisis as the sixth mass extinction. But is this true? Are we in the middle of an event on the same scale as the five ancient mass extinctions Earth has experienced?


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://sciblogs.co.nz/news/2021/10/15/humans-are-driving-animals-and-plants-to-the-edge-but-are-we-really-heading-into-a-mass-extinction/