When it comes to sixth extinction, the most popular image that returns is that of a hungry polar bear, wandering across the pack ice in search of food. Symbol of global warming and its impact on biodiversity, the image of this animal tells only a small part of the story of the sixth mass extinction we are experiencing.
What do we really know? “We hear this word echoing more and more, and it’s not good news,” warns Marie Treibert, science popularizer, whose voice she accompanies us throughout the podcast.
A podcast to understand the problems that weigh on the living
With La 6e estintion, an instructive and pedagogical podcast not without a hint of hope (which is not easy in this matter), Numerama wants to help listeners to see more clearly and better understand the threats to life.
What is the difference between the life crisis we are experiencing and the previous ones? Is there still hope? Can we still save endangered species?
The first episode, online from 12 October, announces the color: the situation is serious, a large number of species have already become extinct, others are in serious danger of extinction, but some others have been saved. This is particularly the case with the kakapo, a bird native to New Zealand that came close to extinction before finally being rescued by humans. The kakapo could have suffered the same fate as the dodo, which disappeared at the end of the 17th century. Today there are 197 birds of this species that the New Zealand government hopes to gradually reintroduce to its native areas.
An ambitious project, but not impossible, given the rescue mission that the kakapo has already faced, and which also shows that humanity still has few cards to play …
Source: Madmoizelle
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