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Begum, Tammana. "What Is Mass Extinction and Are We Facing a Sixth One?" Natural History Museum. Last modified May 19, 2021. Accessed September 18, 2023. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-mass-extinction-and-are-we-facing-a-sixth-one.html.

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Chen, Guobin, Xu Sun, and Laigang Zhang. "Examination on GPS Spatial Location of Endangered Wild Animals Released in the Wild." Revista Científica De La Facultad De Ciencias Veterinarias 29, no. 6 (2019): 1805+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A624294641/GPS?u=mlin_s_font&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=a56b340b.

Creation Justice. "ENDANGERED SPECIES." CreationJustice Ministries. Accessed October 14, 2023. https://www.creationjustice.org/endangered-species.html.

Daigle, Katy, and Julia Janicki. "Extinction Crisis Puts 1 Million Species on the Brink." Reuters. Last modified December 23, 2022. https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/extinction-crisis-puts-1-million-species-brink-2022-12-23/#:~:text=As%20 species%20 vanish%20at%20a,fuel%20global%20 warming%2C%20 scientists%20 say.

DiLonardo, Mary Jo. "Why Red Pandas Are Endangered." Treehugger. Last modified November 14, 2022. Accessed February 1, 2024. https://www.treehugger.com/red-pandas-endangered-5024939.

Dosomething members. "11 Facts About Endangered Species." Do Something .org. Accessed October 13, 2023. https://www.dosomething.org/us/about.

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Einhorn, Catrin. "Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live." The New York Times, December 9, 2022. Accessed October 14, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/09/climate/biodiversity-habitat-loss-climate.html#:~:text=WILDLIFE%20IS%20 DISAPPEARING%20around%20the,other%20 pressures%20make%20 survival%20 harder.

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Simpson's definition of a species is modified to state: that a species is a lineage of ancestral descendant populations that maintains its identity from other such lineages and which has its own evolutionary tendencies and historical fate.

Francis, Pope. "Vatican." Encyclical Letter LAUDATO SI' of the Holy Father Francis on Care for Our Common Home. Accessed February 29, 2024. https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html.

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Kilgore, Georgette. "87 Animals That Will Be Extinct by 2050 (Includes Rarest Animal in the World)." 8 BillionTrees.com. Last modified October 28, 2022. Accessed September 18, 2023. https://8billiontrees.com/animals/animals-that-will-be-extinct-by-2050/.

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Kolbert, Elizabeth. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History. N.p.: Henry Holt and Company, 2014.

Mass Extinctions and the Future of Life on Earth. Performed by Michael Benton. TEDxThessaloniki, 2017.

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Museum. "Mass Extinction Events." American Museum of Natural History. Accessed October 15, 2023. https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/extinction/mass-extinction.

"Overview." Caucus of Environmental National Legislators. Accessed October 14, 2023. https://www.ncelenviro.org/issue/endangered-species/#:~:text=An%20 endangered%20 species%20is%20a,%2C%20 overexploitation%2C%20and%20 climate%20change.

Pearce, Fred. "Global Extinction Rates: Why Do Estimates Vary So Wildly?" Yale Environment 360. Last modified August 17, 2015. Accessed January 21, 2023. https://e360.yale.edu/features/global_extinction_rates_why_do_estimates_vary_so_wildly#:~:text=Convention%20on%20 Biological%20Diversity%20 concluded,as%2010%20 percent%20a%20 decade.

Robinson, Deena. "Sixth Mass Extinction of Wildlife Accelerating- Study." EARTH.ORG. Last modified August 10, 2021De. Accessed September 18, 2023. https://earth.org/sixth-mass-extinction-of-wildlife-accelerating/.

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Saving the World's Biodiversity. "HALTING THE EXTINCTION CRISIS." Center for Biological Diversity. Accessed October 13, 2023. https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/biodiversity/elements_of_biodiversity/extinction_crisis/.

"Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching." United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Accessed February 11, 2024. https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching.

Wagler, Ron. "The Sixth Great Mass Extinction." Science Scope, March 2012, 48+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A497271869/GPS?u=mlin_s_font&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=77d6dd78.

"What is the sixth mass extinction and what can we do about it?" World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Accessed September 18, 2023. https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-is-the-sixth-mass-extinction-and-what-can-we-do-about-it#:~:text=Unlike%20previous%20extinction%20events %20 caused,been%20 converted%20for%20food%20production.

"Who We Are." Animal Welfare Institute. Accessed December 30, 2023. https://awionline.org/.

"Who We Are, What We Do." Friends of Animals. Accessed December 18, 2023. https://friendsofanimals.org/.

"Why Do Animals and Plants Become Endangered?" USGS Science for a Changing World. Accessed October 20, 2023. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-do-animals-and-plants-become-endangered#:~:text=Habitat%20loss%20is%20the%20 primary,and%20the%20spread%20of%20 diseases.