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A staggering 99.9% of all species that have existed on Earth are now extinct, and 38% of existing flora and fauna are threatened with extinction. On the Brink focuses on the interaction between humans and animals, profiling three categories of species 鈥� those killed off by human causes, those on the verge of extinction, and those that have been successfully rehabilitated. The images in On the Brink were taken by photographers from around the world, while drawings of the earliest extinct species provide an visual of what those pre-photography animals looked like. 

More than 1,000 species have gone extinct in the past 500 years, which does not account for the myriad flora and fauna that existed before proper documentation was available. For every story of a species disappearing there is a story of successful regeneration. In order to create more success stories and reduce extinction stories, more protections are vital. DDT bans, The Endangered Species Act of 1972 and the IUCN Red List are shining examples of the power human beings have to combat the destruction of their fellow global inhabitants. On the Brink is meant to inspire others to follow in those footsteps.

Artists: Aran Mooney, Art Wolfe, Brian Skerry, Chris Huss, Ian Shive, J. Scott Altenbach, J.J. L'Heureux,   Jeff Yonover, Jennifer MaHarry, Joel Satore, Mark Strickland, Merlin D.Tuttle Michael Ready, Michele Westmorland, Nolan Nitschke, Otto Plantema, Piper Mackay, Rebecca Jackrel Robin Moore, Ron LeValley , Sheri Mandel, Thomas D. Mangelsen, Vaughn Hart, Will Burrard-Lucas, Michael Forsberg, Beverly Houwing, Michael Durham, Morgan Heim, Robb Hirsch, Jeff Gibbs, Scott Namestnik, Victor Douieb, Gary Nafis, Dan Saenz, Chris Salice, Casey Swecker, Troy Hibbitts, Dennis Stevenson, Jim Fowler, David Eickhoff, Saul Gonor and Christopher Taylor.