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8 Incredible Animals Being Hunted Into Extinction – Treehugger
Along with habitat destruction, hunting and the wildlife trade could put an end to the existence of these great creatures.
While we are busy adding another 81 million people to the world each year, we are losing entire species of animals and plants. At the present rates of extinction, we could be seeing an end to as many as 20 percent of the world’s species in the next 30 years. This rate of destruction has been unprecedented since dinosaurs ended their reign 65 million years ago.
Although a primary player in this tragedy is habitat destruction, illegal wildlife trade and trophy hunting take a heavy toll as well. A…
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