Animal extinction does not just mean that people will no longer be able to marvel at and enjoy all the incredible creatures that the Earth has to offer. It also means that the environment for humans will take a huge hit. Everything has a purpose in its environment. It is common knowledge that plant life is essential for things like breathable air, but animal life must also exist for humans to exist as well.
Given the positive effects that animals have on the elements that humans need to survive, would humans go extinct if animals go extinct? Biologist Dr. Suzanne Sadedin of Monash University, Australia, says yes. Aside from pollination of food sources, we would lose forests and grasslands. This would bring about further climate change (plant life absorbs carbon dioxide, which is a contributor in climate change) and less rain. Dr. Sadedin says that humans are causing “a mass extinction that’s expected to wipe out 30-50% of species in the next century.” This would not give humans enough time to salvage resources in order to survive. What’s worse, she believes that humans are apathetic to this extinction (per Huff Post). Not enough people care to invest in the future health of the earth by making changes to how we interact with our environment.
