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Extinction: The Facts
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Extinction: The Facts

2020-09-13 · 58 min · ★ 7.7

Documentary · TV Movie

With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.

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Directors
Charlotte Lathane
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BBC Studios
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United Kingdom
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David AttenboroughDavid AttenboroughSelf - Presenter
James MwendaSelf

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