Species Extinctions Caused by Humans

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• What are species extinctions caused by humans?
• How did the great auk become extinct?
• What are examples of human causes of animal extinction?
• What is the primary cause of extinction?
• What is biodiversity? How are humans affecting this?
• Who killed extinct animals?
• What causes mass extinctions?
• Are we living through the sixth mass extinction?
• Are humans invincible to extinction?
• How will humans will go extinct?
• How many mass extinctions are recorded in the fossil record in addition to the one occurring now?
• How will the extinction of animals affect humans?
• If evolution is just change, why do humans care so much about animals going extinct?
• Why are we protecting Endangered Species?
• Will a virus cause the extinction of the human species?
• What animals did the Native Americans hunt into extinction?
• When humans intervene to save species from extinction is that altering the natural processes of nature?
• Whyshould humans save endangered animals from extinction?
• Will humankind bring the Earth to its ultimate demise?
• Are endangered species caused by human actions or a natural cycle?
• Is global warming caused by humans, a natural occurrence, or both?
• How would you define mass extinction?
• After a mass extinction event, new species evolve and fill ecological niches left extinct species. What is this process called, and what is an example of this process?
• When is a species considered to be endangered?