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What is Anthropogenic extinction?

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Anthropogenic extinctions are abetted by human activies like hunting, habitat destruction, over exploitations are Dodo of Mauritius and Steller's sea cow of Russia. Amphibians seem to be a higher risk of extinction because of habitat destruction.
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