The Hows and Whys of Extinction

 

Humanity's Contribution to Species Extinction's

Even if humanity is not wholly responsible, there is no doubt that we have significantly altered the landscape with untold effects on native flora and fauna.

Extinctions have resulted from a combination of the clearing of extensive tracts of lowland forest for agriculture, predation and disturbance by introduced species.
Figure 5
Figure 5 Indicates the main causes of extinction estimated from current known species extinction. Habitat destruction includes issues such as land use change, whilst unknown extinction's may be the result of climate change, effects of pollution etc.