Asklemmy

Many lower/smaller animals are going extinct. We only hear about the big majestic ones.

Insects. Reptiles. Amphibians. Birds. Fish.

All decreasing in numbers.

Monarch butterflies decreased by 90% in the last decade.

90%!

When is the last time you saw a frog outside just around?

When is the last time you saw a giant moth.?

Pesticides are largely to blame. Insects and the animals that eat them are declining fast. Faster than people are realizing. Runnoff of pesticides and fertilizers poison fresh water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction

The Holocene or Anthropocene extinction[3][4] is an ongoing extinction event caused by human activity during the current geological epoch,[5][6] impacting diverse families of plants[7][8][9] and animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians,[10] fish, and invertebrates, as well as both terrestrial and marine species.[11] It is sometimes also called the sixth extinction[12][13][14][15] (though this can also describe the Capitanian[16]).