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> the current rate of extinction is extremely high, and on par with (if not exceeding) that of other mass extinction periods in our planet’s history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction

"The current rate of extinction of species is estimated at 100 to 1,000 times higher than natural background extinction rates, and is increasing"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/almost-7...

Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals