Historic Era Extinctions

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Sixth Extinction | 

Earth Witness Community
Celebrates the existence of and bears witness to species and natural places on the Earth that no longer exist in their natural state.

Amazing World of Birds: Extinction in Birds
Notes on recently extinct birds including the dodos, Hawaiian Drepanididae, Passenger Pigeon, Great Auk, and others.

Hawaii's Extinct Species
Lists many of the birds, snails, insects, and plants to have met their demise though human intervention and pervasive alien introductions.

Recently Extinct Animals
List many of the animals that have become extinct over the past millennium due to human activities.

Rare Animals of Victoria: Extinct Animals
Profiles a few of the species that have gone extinct in recent history.

Potential Consequence of Plant Extinction in the United States on the Current and Future Availability of Prescription Drugs
Paper attempting to answer the question: What is the dollar value that can be placed on a single plant species now growing in the United States, should it become extinct?

Plants and Time
Editorial article from Plant Talk arguing that plant conservationists should be prepared to think and plan for the really long term.