[PCA] NEWS: Study: Species disappearing far faster than before

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://news.yahoo.com/study-species-disappearing-far-faster-180111653.html

Study: Species disappearing far faster than before
Associated Press
By SETH BORENSTEIN
20 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Species of plants and animals are becoming extinct at
least 1,000 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene,
and the world is on the brink of a sixth great extinction, a new study says.

See the link above for the full article text. The journal article in
Science can be found at http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6187/1246752
or you can email the lead author, Stuart Pimm, at stuartpimm at me.com to
request a copy.
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