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      Extinction CountdownExtinction Countdown

      Endangered Species and the Global Society: A Discussion with 360 Magazine

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      • By John R. Platt on February 6, 2015
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      John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator. An award-winning environmental journalist, his work has appeared in Scientific American, Audubon, Motherboard, and numerous other magazines and publications. His "Extinction Countdown" column has run continuously since 2004 and has covered news and science related to more than 1,000 endangered species. John lives on the outskirts of Portland, Ore., where he finds himself surrounded by animals and cartoonists.

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