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How many Species go Extinct Every Day?5
Q: How many Species go Extinct Every Day?
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About 150 - 200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal become extinct every day or 24 hrs. This is not an accurate but an estimation by U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity and Global Extinction Rates. It is also said that current extinctions were 'up to 100 times higher than the background rate.'