In the history of the earth, there have been many extinctions of animals. Based on
this
fact, many people argue that
this
is a natural phenomenon and humanity should not be concerned about it.
Although
indeed,
this
is a typical feature of nature, I do not agree that the international community should let everything go too far.
According to
many scientists, especially evolution theorists, in the history of the earth, there have been six remarkable
extinction
periods. The majority of them originated from natural phenomena,
For instance
, about 260 million years ago, dinosaurs and other enormous reptiles got extinct because of the clash between the earth and an asteroid. It has become the most well-known
extinction
period among scientists and the public. Another noticeable example is the Ordovician Mass
Extinction
, which happened about 200 years before the disappearance of dinosaurs. Many biologists indicate that
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climate was the main cause of
this
extinction
. It is certain that
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many
extinction
periods happened
due to
natural phenomena.
Nevertheless
,
also
according to
the scientific community, the world is experiencing the sixth period and unlike the previous,
this
is the
extinction
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human activities. Human beings have impacted
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the global climate in a negative way through global warming, affecting the biological features of a great deal of animal species.
Furthermore
, overhunting has had
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contribution to the
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of animal populations. It is undeniable that
humans
have been affecting the ecology in a concerning way. If there are no punctual and effective solutions, another period of mass
extinction
will be clear.
Consequently
, humanity can receive detrimental effects
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what it has sowed. One of them is people can lose the sources that can maintain food security in many communities. A case in point is
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, which was extinct in the 17th century because of the overhunting of Europeans.
According to
plenty of historical accounts, its meat was delicious. That meant if
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was still
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international agriculture could have an alternative for chicken, duck and goose. Another possible consequence is
humans
could devastate biological balance.
For instance
, thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, was one of the main species in Australia until there were many campaigns killing them in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and it was declared extinct in 1936. One of the prey of
this
marsupial species was
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, a flightless and huge bird.
Due to
the decrease
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, the population of
this
bird increased and these animals started destroying crops.
This
trend caused an issue for the Australian government, so it commenced the Emu War, a campaign of killing
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. The result of
this
war was
humans
were defeated by birds. If the population of thylacine was retained, politicians would not have to get fed up and
then
fail when handling emus.
In conclusion, in the past, animal
extinction
was a natural phenomenon.
Nevertheless
, at present, it is a human trend. If
humans
do not restrict their own activities, they could lose the alternatives for their agriculture and devastate biological balance.