The skin of a critically endangered Sumatran tiger that was seized by police in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, in January.
Credit...Chaideer Mahyuddin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Our planet is now in the midst of its sixth mass extinction of plants and animals — the sixth wave of extinctions in the past half-billion years. We're currently experiencing the worst spate of species die-offs since the loss of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
99 percent of currently threatened species are at risk from human activities,
primarily those driving habitat loss, introduction of exotic species, and global warming.
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Coal Animation: Greenpeace East Asia
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