"World Animal Day 2023: Saving Species and Caring for Strays - All You Need to Know"

As human activities continue to drive the sixth mass extinction event, up to 10,000 species go extinct every year. Some of the iconic endlings that have gone extinct include Martha the passenger pigeon in 1914, Benjamin the Tasmanian tiger in 1936, Lonesome George the giant Galápagos tortoise in 2012, Toughie the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog in 2016, and Sudan the last male northern white rhino in 2018. These stories highlight the urgent need to improve animal welfare and conservation efforts to prevent further extinctions.