Something to Think About . . .

Related Off-site Links:
Why the Possibility of Thousands of Species Going Extinct Is Alarming – Gulf Times (January 9, 2023).
Stopping the Sixth Extinction – Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan (Democracy Now! via Common Dreams, December 24, 2022).
Extinction Crisis Puts 1 Million Species on the Brink – Katy Daigle and Julia Janicki (Reuters, December 23, 2022).
COP15: Nations Reach Landmark Deal to Protect Earth’s Biodiversity – Democracy Now! (December 19, 2022).
A “Weak” Global Biodiversity Pact Approved at COP15 Despite Objections of African Nations – Jon Queally (Common Dreams, December 19, 2022).
The Extinction Crisis – Laura Ferguson (Tufts, May 21, 2019).
Accelerated Modern Human–Induced Species Losses: Entering the Sixth Mass Extinction – Gerardo Ceballos, et al (Science, June 19, 2015).
Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations – and His Optimism for Ours – Freakonomics (December 10, 2021).
Cartoons That Provoke Environmental and Ethical Sensitivity – Rahul Somvanshi (Karmactive, January 24, 2022).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Declaration of Interdependence
• George Monbiot: Quote of the Day – July 21, 2012
• Greta Thunberg: Quote of the Day – September 23, 2019
• Biophilia, the God Pan, and a Baboon Named Scott
• Examining the Link Between Destruction of Biodiversity and Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Something to Think About – February 10, 2020
• As the World Burns, Calls for a “Green New Deal”

Image: Stefan Haller (aka Schlorian).