Along with habitat destruction, hunting and wildlife trade could put an end to these creatures.
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Updated August 2, 2022
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While81 millionpeople are added to the world each year, we are losing entire species of animals and plants. At the present rates of extinction, we could be seeing an end to as many as 20% of the world’s species in the next 30 years.1This rate of destruction has been unprecedented since dinosaurs ended their reign 65 million years ago.2
Although a primary player in this tragedy is habitat destruction, illegal wildlife trade and trophy hunting take a heavy toll as well. Among the reasons for hunting include food. Among the many animals hunted to the edge of extinction or beyond, the following are some we’ll…
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Exposing the Big Game 
Now the human population is up to 8 billion…and the asinine head of the UN welcomes all these new people to the planet. Population growth is a tragedy of epic proportions affecting all systems on earth. I watched Bill Maher’s show last night and he closed with a very pertinent rant on this, talking about water shortages, wildlife extinctions, habitat loss, and everything else that goes with too many people demanding food, water, and more space. It is a sin that precious endangered wildlife is being eaten by humans….I can only hope that eventually people will consume each other.