The first words of the first link returned searching on "what is extinction rate" says > Life on Earth is under pressure > By the end of the century, half of

The first words of the first link returned searching on "what is extinction rate" says > Life on Earth is under pressure > By the end of the century, half of all species could be facing extinction. The rate of species extinction is up to 10,000 times higher than the natural, historical rate. Nobody loves and values science more than I do, and people are free to work on what they want, but the greater need seems to be stopping our causing extinctions. Restoring one or two while losing millions doesn't seem a good trade.