Why Nobody Can Agree If Species Are Really Going Extinct Faster
MAINSTREAM VIEW
42,100 species threatened, extinction rates 100-1000x natural background.
CONTRARIAN VIEW
Flawed math: we discover species faster than we document extinctions.
GLOBAL RESEARCH
80% of species remain undescribed; we're guessing from megafauna data.
Hidden Truth
Hidden truth: The endangered species count debate obscures a more fundamental crisis: we're arguing over precise extinction rates while lacking basic data on what actually lives on Earth.Read the full breakdown →
Should conservation funding prioritize species discovery over protecting already-known endangered species?
