The leatherback turtle is endangered - but scientiļ¬c reports expose worrying signs of mass extinctions among other wildlife species. Photograph: Frans Lemmens/Getty ImagesFrom The Guardian:
Population growth, pollution and invasive species are having a disastrous effect on species in the southern hemisphere, a major review by conservationists warns.
Earth is experiencing its "sixth great extinction event" with disease and human activity taking a devastating toll on vulnerable species, according to a major review by conservationists.
Much of the southern hemisphere is suffering particularly badly, and Australia, New Zealand and neighbouring Pacific islands may become the extinction hot spots of the world, the report warns.
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