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Welcome to The Sixth Extinction! A forum about the current extinction or biodiversity crisis.

Extinction is a natural feature of evolution because for some species to succeed, others must fail. Since life began, about 99 percent of the earth's species have disappeared and, on at least five occasions, huge numbers have died out in a relatively short time. The most recent of these mass extinctions, about 65 million years ago, swept away the dinosaurs and many other forms of life. However, despite such catastrophes, the total number of living species has, until recently, followed a generally upward trend.

Today, the extinction rate is increasing rapidly as a result of human interference in natural ecosystems. Primates, tropical birds, and many amphibians are particularly threatened. For the foreseeable future, this decline is set to continue because evolution generates new species far more slowly than the current rate of extinction. A new and current mass extinction commonly referred as The Sixth Extinction.

 

Selected Species

Cape Lion
Cape Lion (Panthera leo melanochaitus)


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Prehistoric Extinctions (until the Holocene ± 12.000 years ago)
[ ]General Prehistoric Extinctions
Here you can discuss everything about prehistoric extinction in general!
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[ ]Dinosaurs
Everything about dinosaurs.
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[ ]Other Prehistoric Animals (9 sub-boards)
Everything about other prehistoric (pre-pleistocene) extinct animals.
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[ ]Prehistoric Extinct Plants
Not only animals have become extinct in prehistoric times! Also many plants. Here you can discuss everything on prehistoric extinct plants.
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Pleistocene-Holocene Border Extinctions (± 12.000 years ago, unclear in which period it happened)
[ ]Pleistocene-Holocene Border Extinctions
Here you can discuss about creatures that presumably became extinct somewhere around the Pleistocene-Holocene Border (about 12.000 years ago.). Extinction with uncertainty on whether they survived into the Holocene or not.
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Recent (Holocene) Extinctions (± 12.000 years ago until the present)
[ ]Recently Extinct Species General Board
Here you can post and read messages on recently extinct animals, plants and red algae and extinction in general!
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[ ]Extinct Mammals (9 sub-boards)
Everything about recently extinct mammals.
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[ ]Extinct Birds (10 sub-boards)
Everything about recently extinct birds.
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[ ]Extinct Reptiles (4 sub-boards)
Everything about recently extinct reptiles.
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[ ]Extinct Amphibians (2 sub-boards)
Everything about recently extinct amphibians.
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[ ]Extinct Fish
Everything about recently extinct fish.
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[ ]Extinct Molluscs (2 sub-boards)
Everything about recently extinct molluscs.
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[ ]Extinct Insects
Everything about recently extinct insects.
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[ ]Other Recently Extinct Animals
Everything about other recently extinct animals.
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[ ]Extinct Plants, Fungi, Lichens, & Red Algae
Not only animals have become extinct in recent times (Holocene extinctions / 8000 BC - present)! Also many plants and other organisms. Here you can discuss everything on recently extinct plants, fungi, lichens, and red algae.
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[ ]Formerly Recognised Extinct Species and Subspecies (2 sub-boards)
Nowadays new research, especially DNA research, reveals that many so-called extinct species and subspecies are not distinct from others. This boards contains posts on formerly recognised extinct animals that appear to be just local colour morphs, miss-identified species, etc.
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[ ]Extinct Domestic Breeds
Everything about extinct domestic breeds
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Endangered, including Extinctions in the Wild
[ ]Animals Extinct in the Wild
You can discuss here everything about animal extinction in the wild. Species that only survive in captive populations.
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[ ]Plants Extinct in the Wild
Here you can discuss everything about plants that are extinct in the wild.
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[ ]Endangered Animals (7 sub-boards)
Here you can discuss everything about endangered animals.
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[ ]Endangered Plants
Here you can discuss everything about endangered plants.
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Rediscovered, Newly Discovered & Cryptozoology
[ ]Rediscovered (8 sub-boards)
Everything about rediscovered animals and plants. Animals and plants that once were thought to be extinct.
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[ ]Newly Discovered (7 sub-boards)
Animals and plants not only become extinct, but sometimes scientists discover new previously unknown animals and plants. Here you can discuss everything about these newly discovered animals and plants.
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[ ]Cryptozoology (1 sub-board)
Here everything about cryptids. Cryptozoology is the scientific study of hidden animals.
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Nature Conservation & Reviving Species
[ ]Nature Conservation (4 sub-boards)
Here you can discuss everything about nature conservation, like environmental law, conservation projects, organisations, foundations, people, etc.
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[ ]Zoos and Captive Breeding Programmes
Here you can discuss captive breeding programmes, zoos with endangered animals, animals extinct in the wild, etc.
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[ ]Botanical Gardens, Seedbanks and Herbariums
Here you can discuss about Botanical Gardens, Herbariums, and Plants conservation in general
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[ ]Extinction Causes (5 sub-boards)
Here you can discuss the causes of extinction and the decline of populations, like alien invasive species, over-hunting, climate change, etc.
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[ ]Selective Breeding
Everything about selective breeding and the selective breeding programs, like that of the Aurochs, Tarpan, Quagga and the Barbary Lion.
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[ ]Cloning
A board about cloning recently extinct animals. For example about the cloning projects of the Tasmanian Tiger, Pyrenean Ibex and the Huia.
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Information Resources & Museums
[ ]Museums
Everything about zoological museums, museum specimens, etc.
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[ ]Books
Here you can recommend books, or give any other information or comments on extinction related books!
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[ ]Scientific Articles & Reports
Here you can post and find scientific articles and reports on extinct species and extinction.
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[ ]Website Links
Share here your links to websites about recently extinct animals.
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[ ]Off-Topic
Here you can post messages about topics that aren't related to extinction.
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[ ]Dictionary
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[ ]New Members
New Members can introduce themselves here! Only members can post here!
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[ ]Extinct Art & Images
Here you can show the paintings, drawings, images, sculptures, etc. that you have made yourself!
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[ ]E-book Project
This board can be used for the E-book Project. This project (by members of this forum) will create an e-book on the sixth extinction or current biodiversity crisis. This e-book will be spread freely.
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