These are the animals that went extinct in 2018
There's little question that humanity's continued exploitation of wild animals and the depletion of their habitats have left many species either clinging to existence, or at worst, extinct.
MARK KAUFMAN: ‘With the end of 2018 comes the near-certain reality that some critters, after millions of years of existence on Earth, are gone for good. There’s little question that humanity’s continued exploitation of wild animals and the depletion of their habitats have left many species either clinging to existence, or at worst, extinct. Today’s extinctions are happening 100 to 1000 times faster than the expected, natural rate of die-offs. It’s grim…
2017 saw the extinctions of multiple lizard species and a bat. This year, scientists brought news that three bird species that were thought potentially extinct, have gone completely extinct. Using a novel analysis, biologists at the conservation group BirdLife International published research concluding that Hawaii’s insect-eating forest-bird, the poʻouli, is now extinct, along with two Brazilian songbirds: the Cryptic Treehunter and the Alagoas Foliage-gleaner…
Rhinos and other charismatic beasts, however significant, often overshadow today’s tiny, troubled critters, particularly those with exoskeletons. Insects populations, a foundation of the planet’s food chain, continue to plummet over vast swathes of the world’s forests.They have been notably impacted by climate change. And as temperatures are expected to continue rising, they will become increasingly susceptible to widespread environmental change — changes too fast for species to naturally adapt to… The insects’ plight is compounded by the direct destruction of their homes’. SOURCE…
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