Cathy Huynh - 1 million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction, U.N. report warns.

Summary: Species loss is accelerating at a rate tens or hundreds of times faster than in the past, the report said. More than half a million species on land "have insufficient habitat for long-term survival" and are most likely to go extinct, unless their habitats are restored. The oceans aren't any better off. Some nations, like small island countries, were hit harder by the losses. The findings are not just about saving plants and animals, but about preserving a world that's becoming harder for humans to live in. It's also an economic and security problem as countries fight over scarcer resources. Robert Watson, a former top NASA/British scientists says the poor in less developed countries bear the greatest burden.

Source:1 million species of plant and animals are at risk of extinction, U.N. report warns.

Analysis: This article was posted on May 6, very recently, so it's reliable. There is no author stated, common for CBS news articles. I can connect this article to the extinction of the bison due to our hands. This article was written for life preservationists. This article was written to warn people that extinction affects them as well and to show them they need to do something about it. This article is important, because it shows history keeps repeating itself.