By Leah Gitau
¶ Passenger pigeon
This type of pigeon existed in North America. On the arrival of Europeans, they were hunted for cheap meat on industrial scale, leading to extinction.
¶ Dodo
It was a flightless bird that went extinct
¶ Western black rhinoceros
It got extinct due to poaching. The last traces were found in Cameroon
¶ Quagga
Its a subspecies of plain zebra in South Africa. On arrival of the Dutch settlers, it was hunted leading to extinction.
¶ Pinta Island tortoise
Widely considered extinct
¶ Great ask
Explorers in Europe used it as a convenient food source leading to extinction
¶ Wolly mammoth
Its bones and tusks were largely used by humans for making tools and dwellings. They were also hunted for food and the end result was extinction
¶ Stellers sea cow
It was the largest mammal second to whale. Europeans hunted it in large scale leading to extinction
¶ Tasmanian tiger
It was similar to a dog but with a stiff tail. Introduction of dogs and human encroachment led to extinction
