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Experts warn of mass extinction of wildlife
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New Straits Times
04-11-2004
Experts warn of mass extinction of wildlife
Byline: Sarah Sabaratnam
Edition: New Sunday Times; 2*
Section: Nation
KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - Human activity is the prime cause of the latest mass extinction, according to scientists. The wholesale decimation of wildlife worldwide that is under way is almost entirely manmade, says Dr Saw Leng Guan, senior botanist at the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia.
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