They found that the current extinction rate was more than 100 times higher than in periods when Earth was not going through a mass extinction event.
Since 1900, the report says, more than 400 more vertebrates had disappeared.
Such a loss would normally be seen over a period of up to 10,000 years, the scientists say.
The study - published in the Science Advances journal - cites causes such as climate change, pollution and deforestation.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Extinction Phase
BBC: Earth 'entering new extinction phase' - US study
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People are the reason, the rest is just what we do.
Yes, and we sure made a hell of a mess this time. The study is being sited all over the place.
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