Is it too late to save endangered animals from extinction? | BBC Ideas

Описание: Humans have driven great auks to extinction, pushed orangutans to the brink, and put hedgehogs, gorillas and many other species at risk. What can we do to stop animals going extinct?

Narrated by Graihagh Jackson. Made in partnership with ‪@royalsociety‬

0:00 The story of the last great auk
0:47 Georges Cuvier and early understanding of extinction
1:27 Mass extinctions
2:18 The humble hedgehog
2:42 Collapse of ecosystems
3:03 The 6th mass extinction
3:33 Hotlin Ompusunggu: How a dentist took on deforestation
4:42 Extinction isn't just about exotic creatures

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