From Healthy to Extinct in 350 Years — Hakai Magazine

In 1844, six men set out from Iceland in a small rowboat. They were headed for Eldey, a low-lying bare rock about 15 kilometers off the southwest coast. Rare great auks—large, black-and-white, flightless seabirds—nested there and the men had been commissioned by a specimen dealer to get hold of any birds they could find. Jumping…
From Healthy to Extinct in 350 Years — Hakai Magazine
Sharing this sobering post from Hakai Magazine.
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- Tagged: Environmental Issues, Species Extinction
Thank you for the interesting link, so sad though.
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Yes, it really made me think about how reckless the most evolved creatures on earth can be.
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Human beings can really suck!
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UGH! Makes me so ashamed sometimes.
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