Paddison, L. (2023, May 22). Global loss of wildlife is ‘significantly more alarming’ than previously thought, according to a new study. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/22/world/wildlife-crisis-biodiversity-scn-climate-intl/index.html

48% of species are experiencing a rapid decline in population globally, with less than 3% seeing growth. A specific factor is the challenges that amphibians must face, diseases, and climate shifts in habitats. Animals in the tropics are more prone to rapid changes in their environmental temperatures. >70,000 species reveal a rapid decline in the relationship between global biodiversity erosion. 33% of “non-threatened” species are going extinct. Craig Hilton-Taylor, head of the IUCN Red List states that data analysis is over-inflating the situation. Conservation in thriving populations and habitats is vital for a sustainable future for our ecosystem.

This article is related to environmental science because it examines the effects and changes that are happening. The articles explain the result of worsened biodiversity and an increase in endangered species. It shocked me that some people, such as Craig Hilton-Taylor, don’t believe in climate change and the terrible results that humans have caused due to a lack of acknowledgment and minimal action to prevent this decline. Additionally, this article also mentions conservation instead of preservation which is a red flag.