Science 10: Sixth Extinction Event
- Assignment ExpectationsMost extinctions that have occurred throughout Earth's long history have been a result of natural factors. However, recent evidence suggests that human-made factors may be the cause of many extinctions arising today.
CBC Curio
- CBC Curio - Extinction videos"Curio.ca is a subscription-based service giving Canadian educators access to thousands of hours of high-quality digital content and hundreds of teacher resource guides to support provincial K-12 curricula and post-secondary courses across the country."
This link takes you to a variety of videos on the subject of extinction.
Canadian Geographic
- The Sixth Extinction"The planet is in the midst of drastic biodiversity loss that some experts think may be the next great species die-off. How did we get here and what can be done about it?"
GALE in Context - Global Issues
- Averting extinction, for people's sake"Humanity, we were reminded last month, has strayed beyond tinkering. Scientists warned that our rising demands and burgeoning numbers have collided with the planet's capacity to sustain us. We are etching a bold new line on earth: The Sixth Mass Extinction. It will be our geological legacy."
GALE in Context - Global Issues
- Our human story." Beginning around 12,000 years ago, some of our ancestors started cultivating crops, abandoning the egalitarian and sustainable hunter-gatherer lifestyle that had worked for hundreds of thousands of years. The result was poor health, limited diets, new diseases and unsustainable practices that have culminated with climate change and a sixth mass extinction."
GALE in Context - Canada
- The sixth mass extinction event."Biologists tell us that we are entering the sixth mass extinction event since the world began, the first to be caused by a single species, us."
GALE in Context - Science
- Mass Extinction"Many scientists believe that Earth is currently experiencing a sixth mass extinction event. They note that species are going extinct at a rate far faster than the rate of replacement with new species."
Canadian Geographic
- The sixth extinction"The planet is in the midst of drastic biodiversity loss that some experts think may be the next great species die-off. How did we get here and what can be done about it?"
Forbes
- Modern ‘Sixth Mass Extinction’ Event Will Be Worse Than First Predicted: Report"The report argues that nearly half of the planet’s animal species are now in decline, but unlike past mass extinctions, this one has been entirely caused by humans"
The Narwhal
- Meet the 8 endangered species that call northwest B.C. home"The region is known for its wildlife, but industrial development, pollution and climate change are threatening several animals"
Cowichan Valley Regional District
- 2.3 Species at Risk"The BC CDC identifies a total of 67 animal species that are red or blue-listed and are known to occur within the CVRD (Table 2.7; BC CDC 2015). Thirty-five of these species are identified as endangered, special concern, or threatened by COSEWIC and 31 species are identified as at risk through Schedule 1 of SARA. A full list of all species at risk and their conservation status is provided in Appendix A."
Nature United
- Indigenous-led Conservation"Indigenous communities must have an active decision-making role on matters pertaining to their territories. Ideally, Indigenous governments and others make and implement relevant stewardship-related laws, regulations, policies and plans based on their values and Indigenous legal frameworks."
CanCore
- CanCore"Designed for Canadian college and university faculty & students, CAN-CORE is your go-to destination for current and relevant Canadian video content. Our streaming platform features quality programming from many of Canada’s best producers. Educators and students now have an extensive library of Canadian resources to easily integrate into their lectures, labs, research and assignments."
This link takes you to a variety of videos about extinction.
GALE in Context - Global Issues
- Multitude of species face climate threatBrief article
GALE in Context - Global Issues
- South Africa: African Dinosaurs and the Sixth Mass Extinction."Chinsamy-Turan then turned her attention to the sixth mass extinction currently underway, which is being driven by humans. The drivers of the extinction are climate change, urbanisation, pollution, and habitat loss. "All of this is driven by what humans are doing to the planet," she said."
GALE in Context - Canada
- Humans at risk of extinction, warns Prince"Prince Charles "[r]eferring to himself as "an endangered species", [...] warned that the world was already in the "sixth extinction event", with species dying out at a much faster rate than at any time since the death of most of the dinosaurs 65million years ago."
GALE in Context - Science
- What the 'sixth extinction' will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first"We mostly can't see it around us, and too few of us seem to care - but nonetheless, scientists are increasingly convinced that the world is barreling towards what has been called a "sixth mass extinction" event. Simply put, species are going extinct at a rate that far exceeds what you would expect to see naturally, as a result of a major perturbation to the system."
UBC Geography
- Biodiversity of British Columbia"British Columbia is one of Canada's most biologically diverse provinces and, as a result, supports many rare species or species at risk (SAR)."
Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship
- Species-at-Risk Guide"The Okanagan valley has been recognized as one of the most diverse regions of Canada with respect to the sheer number of different plants and animals species that live here. This valley has more threatened, endangered and rare species than any other part of British Columbia and has one of the highest concentrations of species-at-risk in Canada. A species-at-risk is a plant or animal that is at risk of becoming extinct."
BCSPCA
- World Wildlife Day – B.C. species that need your help"Learn more about some of the most critically endangered species in B.C., and spread the word."
Coastal First Nations
- ConservanciesConservation That Protects First Nations Values
