Summary :
More species are becoming
extinct today than at any time since dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the
Earth by an asteroid 65 million years ago. Yet this bio-Armageddon, caused
mainly by humans, is greeted by most of us with a yawn and a shrug. People have "mourning fatigue." But
I think for most people it's just a genuine lack of awareness about the rates
of biodiversity loss that we're experiencing.There's an even more important
answer to the question, though, which is that we haven't found ways to really
understand why it is that extinction matters. We can talk about numbers and the
loss of a white rhino or a kakapo. But we haven't developed the kind
of story that we need to explain why it is that it matters—what is precious and
unique about each of those species.
Opinion:
I feel that many people do
not care about mass extinction of animals and only care about what is good or
beneficial for them only. When people hear that there is One fewer bat species?
I've got my mortgage to pay! Another frog extinct? There are plenty more! I feel
that all this people are vey selfish. More events or campaigns should be carried
out to raise awareness to people and stop mass extinction.