Best example of the extinction of species due to man intervention is
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Dodo was a free living species until man discovered the Island they were living on and hunted it to extinction because it was a flightless bird and was easy to kill for food. this happened just a few centuries ago
The GREAT AUK was a flightless bird which found in the cold North Atlantic coastal waters along the coasts of Canada, the north eastern United states, Norway, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Ireland, France and the Iberian Peninsula. The species was under serious threat because of excessive hunting. The bird was large, meaty and easy prey as it could not fly. The great auk was also hunted for its feathers which were used in the clothing industry. Excessive hunting was the main cause of their extinction.
The PASSENGER PIGEON is an extinct species of pigeon that was found in North America. The passenger pigeon was an important source of food for the people of North America. The main reasons for the extinctions of the passenger pigeon were the massive scale of hunting, the rapid loss of habitat, and the extremely social lifestyle of the bird, which made it highly vulnerable to the former factors.
The STELLER'S SEA COW was a large marine mammal that was found in abundance in the North Pacific. Steller's sea cow was quickly wiped out by fur traders, seal hunters. It was also hunted to collect its valuable subcutaneous fat.