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Steller's Sea Cow
Cause of Extinction: Overhunting by humans | Timeframe: 18th century
Passenger Pigeon
Cause of Extinction: Massive hunting and habitat destruction | Timeframe: Early 20th century
Great Auk
Cause of Extinction: Overhunting for feathers and as specimens for collectors | Timeframe: Mid-19th century
Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)
Cause of Extinction: Excessive hunting, disease, and habitat loss | Timeframe: 20th century
Dodo
Cause of Extinction: Human overhunting and introduced species | Timeframe: Late 17th century
Quagga
Cause of Extinction: Overhunting and habitat destruction | Timeframe: Late 19th century
Carolina Parakeet
Cause of Extinction: Deforestation and hunting for feathers | Timeframe: Early 20th century
St. Helena Dodo
Cause of Extinction: Hunting and habitat destruction | Timeframe: 16th century
Zanzibar Leopard
Cause of Extinction: Targeted killing due to superstitions and habitat destruction | Timeframe: 20th century
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Cause of Extinction: Habitat destruction and hunting | Timeframe: 20th - 21st century
Japanese Sea Lion
Cause of Extinction: Overhunting and bycatch | Timeframe: 20th century
Pyrenean Ibex
Cause of Extinction: Uncontrolled hunting and competition with domestic livestock | Timeframe: Early 21st century
West African Black Rhinoceros
Cause of Extinction: Poaching and habitat loss | Timeframe: Early 21th century
Moa
Cause of Extinction: Overhunting by Māori settlers | Timeframe: 14th - 16th century
Atlas Bear
Cause of Extinction: Overhunting by the Romans | Timeframe: Ancient times
Aurochs
Cause of Extinction: Overhunting and loss of habitat | Timeframe: 17th century
Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin)
Cause of Extinction: Habitat loss, pollution, and fishing industry bycatch | Timeframe: 21st century
Schomburgk's Deer
Cause of Extinction: Habitat loss and hunting | Timeframe: Early 20th century
Woolly Mammoth
Cause of Extinction: Climate change and human hunting | Timeframe: Around 4,000 years ago
Gastric-brooding Frog
Cause of Extinction: Habitat destruction and disease | Timeframe: 20th century
Bluebuck (Blue Antelope)
Cause of Extinction: Overhunting and competition with domestic animals | Timeframe: 18th century
Sea Mink
Cause of Extinction: Overhunting for fur | Timeframe: Late 19th - early 20th century
Laughing Owl
Cause of Extinction: Introduction of predators and habitat destruction | Timeframe: Early 20th century
Falkland Islands Wolf
Cause of Extinction: Hunting and human persecution | Timeframe: 19th century
Toolache Wallaby
Cause of Extinction: Hunting, introduced foxes, habitat destruction | Timeframe: Early 20th century
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