I believe the rate of discovery of new specie and re-discovery once species once thought extinct is faster than the rate of extinction. We had a spurt of extinctions upon the introduction of cats and other invaders into long-isolated islands. But, that was a one-time event. The rate of extinctions has now long returned to its very long term trend.
[[I believe the rate of discovery of new specie and re-discovery once species once thought extinct is faster than the rate of extinction. ]]
Well then we need to get busy eliminating animal species to catch up then 😆