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    Wildlife and the fifth mass extinction

    Jun 02, 2022 2 minutes
    WITH EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST JV CHAMARY

    EARTH HAS EXPERIENCED FIVE EVENTS when at least 75 per cent of species died out over a short amount of geological time. The most recent of those Big Five mass extinctions occurred 66 million years ago (MYA). While famous for killing the dinosaurs, the fifth mass extinction also shaped wildlife we see today.

    What caused the event?

    While there are several

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