Current extinction rates haven’t reached the level of a “mass extinction,” so far (IMAGE)

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Current extinction rates haven’t reached the level of a “mass extinction,” so far

Caption

A fire-bellied newt (Cynops ensicauda) photographed on Amami Island (Japan). A recent study suggested that the extinction of this and other genera was part of a mass extinction event that threatens human survival. In fact, this genus is not extinct at all.

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John J. Wiens (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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