Human-Driven Extinctions
Once a species is gone, its unique genetic code and ecological role vanish forever. [1, 2]
- Passenger Pigeon: Overhunting and deforestation wiped out billions of these birds by 1914.
- Dodo Bird: Flightless island birds eradicated by human hunting and introduced predators by 1681.
Tasmanian Tiger: Bounty hunting and habitat loss caused the extinction of this apex marsupial predator in 1936.
