Isn't extinction a natural process? What makes us think we're so smart …

• Introduction
• Background extinction
• The causes of extinction
• Rates of extinction
• Population deletions
• Biological consequences of human-caused extinctions
• U. S. Endangered Species Act
• Allocation of benefits to endangered species
• Bibliography
• Figures
• Tables

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