Animal Extinction

​=> species being killed in greater number than

ever before:

​=> exacerbates the risk of food security in developing countries in Asia and Africa, such as China, Vietnam and Egypt.

​=> due to a growing global population and rising incomes of individuals

• the decline in the number of wild bees and other insects, which help pollinating fruits and vegetables, could harm agriculture production

• ​Birds provide an important bellwether for tracking changes to the biospher

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​=> without them, scientists cannot accurately predict weather patterns

• ​Man​y species offer insight into curing human disease/ hold the key to a number of medical breakthroughs

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​=> Their disappearances could spell the end of humanity