Nonrenewable Plants and Animals Due to Extinction

Passenger Pigeon early 1800s over-hunting 1900 1914 existed in huge flocks (billions) all over North America. over-hunting using increasingly effective methods to catch both mature and juvenile birds led to rapid extinction 1900 last bird recorded in the wild 1914 the last Passenger Pigeon died in the Cincinnati Zoo

Carolina Parakeet Extinction due to: challenges to its diet large flocks of these birds fed on fruit and grain farmers were protective of their crops challenges to its habitat destruction of the birds’ forest habitats bright set of feathers sought after as hat accessories The last of them, a captive specimen in the Cincinnati Zoo, died in 1918.

Toolache Wallaby Common in Australia until 1910 population slowly dwindled hunting prized for its fur game trophy predation by foxes habitat destruction 1924 few individuals lived in the wild 1982 numerous surveys failed to observe any remaining specimens species declared as extinct

Thick-billed Ground Dove was identified only from two specimens collected from the Solomon Islands in 1882 and in 1927 Its decline is thought to be due to: new predators being introduced into its habitat the destruction of forests in which it lived after unsuccessful attempts to find the bird, it was designated extinct status in 2005

St. Helena Olive flowering plant endemic to the island of St. Helena 1977 only one tree was found in the wild a single cutting was successfully cultivated the tree died in 1994 the survival of the species depended on a handful of seedlings derived from the cultivated cutting that eventually perished last of the species died in December 2003 factors responsible for its extinction: Deforestation over-grazing the tree’s self-incompatibility

Arunchal Hopea Tree small tree harvested extensively for the construction of house posts in India declared extinct in 1998

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