We are currently in a mass extinction event. The term “extinction event” is used to define any period from three to twenty centuries, during which the planet loses 75 percent of its biodiversity. The world has lost 52 percent of its wildlife in the past four decades alone, so it is well on its way to meeting that criteria.
Read this story – http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/this-image-of-a-man-consoling-an-orphaned-gorilla-will-inspire-you-to-fight-for-our-planets-survival/
There is only one earth and we must protect her.