>>60501584>Can't do shit about habitat destruction and overfishing that made them "threatened" in the wild.99% of all species that ever existed, don't
Suppose only 1% survived until now
Most archaic species are like 100-300M yo
Assume 1% goes extinct for every 99% we find
> There are an estimated 8.7 million organisms alive today, of which only around 1.2 million have been recorded, including 950,000 animal species. The estimates are based on trends in biodiversity data to predict the total number of species at different taxonomic levels. It makes sense then that around 18,000 new species are discovered every year.So we discover 18000 new things every year, and there will be at least 180 things going extinct every year. This ratio is not correct anyway, with stable populations new species equal old species, but let's assume 180 animals go extinct yearly.
Why all the drama?