1. Biodiversity and Extinction
Tyler Szwarc and Theresa Zajac

2. Species Extinction and Human Population
60,000
8,000
7,000
50,000
6,000
Extinctions
40,000
5,000
Human Population
(Millions)
Extinction Numbers
30,000
4,000
Population (Millions)
3,000
20,000
2,000
10,000
1,000
1800
1830
1860
1890
1920
1950
1980
2010
Time

3. http://peakwatch. typepad. com/

4. http://www. truthmove. org/workspace/photos-news/rate_of_extinction

5. The 6th Extinction
-Human destruction of natural habitats - Overexploitation of species and natural resources - Human overpopulation - Widespread agriculture - Pollution - Invasive species