Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk

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A guest article by Lucia Snyderman, Vermont, USA Figure 1. The Great Auk Are we in the midst of a sixth mass extinction?

Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia Commons) The North Atlantic was once home to a bird that bore a remarkable similarity to penguins.

Just in case you were wondering how much the extinctions of the past few hundred years are caused by humans, the answer is…

A new study suggests that the flightless birds were not declining due to environmental changes when humans began to hunt them…

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