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How Many Species Are We Losing Per Hour? “Extinction rates are rising by a factor of up to 1,000 above natural rates. Every hour, three species disappear. Every day, up to 150 species are lost. Every year, between 18,000 and 55,000 species become extinct,” he said. How many species are we losing per day? Every

How Many Species Have Gone Extinct In The Last 500 Years? In the last 500 years, human activity is known to have forced 869 species to extinction (or extinction in the wild). What animals have gone extinct in the last 100 years? Paradise parrot. Formerly found in eastern Australia, the Paradise parrot has not been