‘Racing Extinction’ documents plight of endangered species
Film offers hope that people can still prevent mass die-off
Racing Extinction
Airs December 2
Discovery Channel
Saving the world can be a beautiful thing.
In Racing Extinction, director Louie Psihoyos lays out the case that the world is already in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. In just a century, the film notes, half the species on Earth may be gone. The documentary, airing December 2 on the Discovery Channel, has an unabashedly environmentalist slant. But Psihoyos presents sobering conclusions from years of scientific study along with stunning views of animals that could be lost if people don’t take action.