For the grandiose successes of human civilization, nature is first paid. Ensuring a comfortable existence, people become the culprits of the death of entire species of representatives of the animal and plant world. Extinct animals through the fault of humans - how many of them have disappeared from the face of the Earth forever? We have compiled a rating of the most amazing and beautiful creatures that a person will never see again.
10. Sea cow
Sea cow - A vivid example of a predatory attitude of man to nature. The view was discovered by the Bering expedition in 1741. This animal, extinct due to human fault, was distinguished by a sedentary lifestyle and lethargy. The sea cow, or cabbage, reached an impressive size - about 8 meters in length. One of the features of the animal was the complete absence of fear of humans. Unfortunately, these marine inhabitants possessed delicious meat. By 1768, a modest sea cow population was destroyed by humans. The closest relative of a sea cow is dugong.
9. Javanese tiger
The list of extinct animals through human fault continues javanese tiger. He belonged to the smallest subspecies of tigers. The habitat is the island of Java. The reason for the disappearance is active hunting and destruction of the animal’s habitat by man. By the mid-80s of the XX century, only three individuals of the Javanese tiger were preserved. He was last seen in 1979. The species is considered extinct, although sometimes there are reports that tigers were seen on the island of Java. Zoologists are skeptical of this, believing that a leopard is mistaken for a Javanese tiger.
Other subspecies of tigers are on the verge of extinction. For example, the population of the Sumatran tiger totals today only 300 individuals.
8. Tasmanian wolf
Tasmanian Wolf (tilacin) is the only representative of marsupial wolves in the world, completely destroyed by man. Habitat: Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. Europeans first encountered the Tasmanian wolf in the 18th century. In the early 19th century, hunting for animals was opened. Farmers considered wolves the main enemy for the livestock of sheep. As a result, few animals survived only in remote places of Tasmania. In the 20th century, because of the dog plague that broke out on the island, the population of the Tasmanian wolf catastrophically declined. Despite this, it was not included in the list of protected species and officially hunting was not prohibited. The last wild Tasmanian wolf was killed in 1930. Scientists suggest that in remote places of the island isolated representatives of the species could be preserved. Despite the proposed high reward for the capture of the animal, there is no documentary evidence that the Tasmanian wolf is not extinct.
7. Mauritius Dodo
The most famous representatives of animals extinct due to human fault include the dodo or Mauritius Dodo. It has disappeared so quickly since the discovery of this species of flightless birds by European travelers that for a long time, scientists considered the dodo to be a mythical creature.
The habitat is the island of Mauritius. The dodo was first discovered by Dutch sailors in the 16th century. From this moment, the bird was subjected to intensive extermination and disappeared in the middle of the XVII century. Dodo gained great fame thanks to Lewis Carroll, who made him a character in Alice in Wonderland. The writer identified Dodo with himself.
6. Tour
Tour, one of the most famous subspecies of the wild bull is another representative of animals that have become extinct due to human activities and hunting. A primitive tour was exterminated in Africa and Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC. In Central Europe, its population has begun to decline since deforestation. By the XV century, animals were taken under protection, but their numbers were steadily declining. The last tour disappeared in the middle of the XVII century. Enthusiasts from different countries are engaged in the revival of tours.
5. Black rhino
Black rhino (Cameroon subspecies) - another representative of extinct animals through human fault. Its name is conditional, since the color of the animals depends on the color of the soil of the area where they live. Until the mid-19th century, the black rhino was an ordinary inhabitant of Africa. But then, thanks to the belief in the miraculous power of the horns, a hunt was opened for them. The horns of animals were also used as material for the hilt of daggers. Now the total number of black rhinos does not exceed 4 thousand individuals, but the Cameroon subspecies did not survive the extermination by poachers and is recognized extinct in 2011.
4. Caroline parrot
Carolina Parrot, the only representative of the genus, has become another sad example of animals, extinct due to human fault. Inhabited in North America and died out as a result of ruthless hunting. The last Carolina parrots were seen in 1926. The species is officially recognized extinct.
3. Moa
Moa - giant wingless birds, extinct due to human fault in the XVI century. Inhabited in New Zealand. Some species had gigantic sizes - up to 3.6 meters in height. Moa were herbivores. They ate fruits, leaves and shoots. Extinct at the beginning of the XVI century. The disappearance of these amazing creatures is to blame for the Majors, the indigenous people of New Zealand.
2. Wandering Dove
Passenger pigeon - An example of how the most common bird on Earth can be destroyed by humans. Inhabited in North America. A decrease in the number of populations began in the 19th century. This was facilitated by many reasons, among which poaching came first. The wandering pigeon's meat was delicious, and the northern states mercilessly killed the birds. The last representatives of the species disappeared at the beginning of the 20th century.
1. Abingdon elephant tortoise
Abingdon elephant tortoise - on the 1st place in the sad list of animals extinct due to human fault.
The fate of Lone George was watched by many. He was the last member of the subspecies Abingdon elephant tortoise. He spent the last years of his life on the island of Santa Cruz, where the Darwin Research Station is located. For many years, zoologists did not lose hope of obtaining George offspring by crossbreeding with related species, but the embryos of the eggs were not viable. On June 24, 2012, the last representative of the giant Abingdon elephant turtles died at the age of about 100 years. Now this subspecies of the Galapagos tortoise is officially recognized extinct.
The man is guilty of the disappearance of elephant turtles. For hundreds of years they were used as canned food, transported in the holds of ships.
The statistics of endangered species of animals is terrifying. Thanks to human activities, we lose several species of animals, plants, birds and insects every day. We are the main cause of the catastrophic death of the animal and plant world of the Earth. Today, 40% of living things are on the verge of extinction, and this terrible figure is only increasing.
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