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We are already living in an ecological catastrophe. Humans are currently killing off ~20,000 species per year compared to the natural rate of ~1-5. (estimates vary widely)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction

Though, we could probably survive just fine even after killing 99% of all species on the planet so this might not be that bad long term.



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