Dolphin

Mixed Media

The Sixth Extinction is expected to eliminate a million life forms. Evidence of this human-caused cataclysm is all around us. Found only in the Yangtze River, the Baiji dolphin disappeared in The 1980s when China industrialized and exploited the river for fishing, transportation, and hydroelectricity.

Leopard

Mixed Media

The Sixth Extinction is expected to eliminate a million life forms. Evidence of this human-caused cataclysm is all around us. The Arabian leopard, native to the Arabian Peninsula, is listed as extinct in the wild. It has dwindled due to habitat destruction, prey depletion, unregulated hunting, and trapping for the wildlife trade.