The evidence is mounting: humans were responsible for the extinction of large mammals
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Human hunting, not climate change, played a decisive role in the extinction of large mammals over the last 50,000 years. This conclusion comes from researchers at Aarhus University, who reviewed over 300 scientific articles.
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Original Title: Human hunting, not climate change, played a decisive role in the extinction of large mammals over the last 50,000 years. This conclusion comes from researchers who reviewed over 300 scientific articles. Human hunting of mammoths, mastodons, and giant sloths was consistent across the world.