U.N. Says 3 Species Extinctions an Hour
‘Unprecedented rate’ cited on International Day for Biological Diversity.
Human activities are wiping out three animal or plant species every hour and the world must do more to slow the worst spate of extinctions since the dinosaurs by 2010, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Scientists and environmentalists issued reports about threats to creatures and plants including right whales, Iberian lynxes, wild potatoes and even wild peanuts on May 22, the International Day for Biological Diversity.
Source: MSNBC
