China is one of the countries with the richest biological species in the world. Higher plants and wild animal species account for about 10% of the world. However, environmental pollution and ecological destruction have led to the destruction of the living environment of animals and plants, and the number of species has dropped sharply, and some species extinct. According to statistics, about 200 species of higher plants have become extinct in the past 50 years, with an average of 4 species extinct each year; about 400 species of wild animals are endangered or threatened.
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Environmental degradation has led to extinction or endangerment of animals and plants.