When Did the Passenger Pigeon Go Extinct?
About September 1, 1914, the Last Known Passenger Pigeon, a Female Named Martha, Died at the Cincinnati Zoo. She Was Roughly 29 Year's Old, with a Palsy That...
About September 1, 1914, the last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoo. She was roughly 29 years old, with a palsy that made her tremble. Not once in her life had she laid a fertile egg. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the passenger pigeon's extinction.
How did the passenger pigeon go extinct?
People ate passenger pigeons in huge amounts, but they were also killed because they were perceived as a threat to agriculture. As Europeans migrated across North America, they thinned out and eliminated the large forests that the pigeons depended on. ... The last passenger pigeon died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.
What is the most likely reason that passenger pigeons become extinct?
The passenger pigeon numbered in the billions but went extinct very quickly because of low genetic diversity as well as being widely hunted.
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