The Biodiversity Crisis: Why Driving Species Extinct Makes Us Less Human
Kieran Suckling ‘88, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, talks about the extent of biodiversity loss in the U.S. and globally, and why the extinction crisis, though most often spoken of in ecological terms, is undermining our own humanity. He spoke at Holy Cross on February 15 as part of a yearlong series on the environment called "In Our Lifetimes: Environmental Change and Stewardship."