We have been on the path of decreasing biodiversity since Neolithic times. Humans are really good at taming the Earth and killing anything that moves.
The most recent episode of the podcast Past Lives interviewing Kyle Harper goes into detail about this if you are interested.
Is this supposed to be apologia for climate change or is it just a not-so-fun fact? In any case, the rate of extinction has increased exponentially since the industrial revolution. Prior extinction rates don’t even register in comparison to now.
We have been on the path of decreasing biodiversity since Neolithic times. Humans are really good at taming the Earth and killing anything that moves. The most recent episode of the podcast Past Lives interviewing Kyle Harper goes into detail about this if you are interested.
Is this supposed to be apologia for climate change or is it just a not-so-fun fact? In any case, the rate of extinction has increased exponentially since the industrial revolution. Prior extinction rates don’t even register in comparison to now.