There is nothing quite so final, so absolute, as extinction. Once the last of a species dies, that's it.
Extinction is forever.
Earthjustice spends a great deal of time and effort fighting in court, in international forums, and in Congress to save endangered species. We do this for many reasons. Some are selfish. Miracle medicines are constantly being discovered in wild plants like the Pacific yew, a tree until recently discarded as trash. It contains a substance, taxol, which may help in the fight against breast cancer.