Understanding Extinction Past, Present, and Future: A Look at the Various Species of Plants and Animals That Have Become Extinct Over the Past 100 Years

Six Extinct Animals

Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)

In the early 1800s, Passenger Pigeons existed in huge flocks numbering in the billions, all over North America. Their stunningly rapid extinction has been attributed to over-hunting using increasingly effective methods to catch both mature and juvenile birds. The last bird was recorded in the wild in 1900. Fourteen years later, the last Passenger Pigeon died in the Cincinnati Zoo.

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Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis)

The extinction of the Carolina Parakeet was due to a combination of challenges to its diet and habitat, and a bright set of feathers that were sought after as hat accessories. Large flocks of these birds fed on cultivated fruit and grain. This conflict with farmers who were protective of their crops, and the destruction of the birds’ forest habitats, proved to be deadly to the parakeets. The last of them, a captive specimen in the Cincinnati Zoo, died in 1918.

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