On a cool morning, you hike a desert trail, noticing the life around you. Saguaros and creosote. Hawks and lizards. Rabbits and centipedes.
On a cool morning, you hike a desert trail, noticing the life around you. Saguaros and creosote. Hawks and lizards. Rabbits and centipedes.
This is a picture of biodiversity, a term that combines the words “biological" and "diversity.” It refers to all species of life on Earth and how different they are from each other.
Unfortunately, we are losing species to extinction faster than ever before. Around 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction. On average, the number of animals within any given species has declined by nearly 70% since 1970.
Read more at: Arizona State University
Photo Credit: Jason Drees
