Humans Could Kill 3,500 Animal Species

Humans could destroy hundreds of species. Among the problems is that some are part of the human food chain. 

According to The Hill, “The survival of more than 3,500 animal species is in jeopardy thanks to the impacts of climate change, a new study has found.” “We’re at the start of an existential crisis for the Earth’s wild animals,” lead author William Ripple, a professor of ecology at Oregon State University, said in a statement.

The challenge is that the human food chain relies on some of these, and they cannot be replaced. The Indy500: “But as animals suffer from extinction, the food chain is interrupted. And now the study from Rice University is warning that the food chain could collapse.”

Undermine Human Food Chain

Most of the damage is done by humans, but many effects undermine the human food chain later. 

Bluefin Tuna, Chinook Salmon, and dolphins eaten in Japan, Peru, and the Caribbean are among the species likely to die off in the next several decades.

Because it is not clear which 3,500 species may die out, the exact effect is too early to forecast.

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