Can humans stop mass extinction?

And I can tell you that while this topic is enormously depressing, there is some good news: We know how to slow or hopefully stop the sixth extinction. read more

1. Spread the word, to your family, friends, co-workers, and social media circle: the extinction crisis is real. Mobilizing a critical mass of people is the first step. Once humans realize problems are urgent -- even big problems -- we tend to be very good at fixing them. 2. Reduce your carbon footprint. read more

Anthony Barnosky, another extinction expert, also from Stanford, told me humans have at most 20 years to make sweeping changes about our relationship with nature. If we do that, he said, we can avoid the sixth extinction. read more

wikiHow Contributor An individual human being can raise consciousness of what is happening to animal species across the planet, helping people to realize how extensive the problem of extinction is. read more