NEET Biology question

The extinction of passenger pigeon was due to

(A)Increased number of predatory birds
(B)over exploitation by humansCorrect
(C)non-availability of the food
(D)bird flu virus infection

Answer: (B)

Solution

The passenger pigeon became extinct due to over-exploitation (over-hunting) by humans, along with Dodo and Steller's sea cow, all driven extinct in the last 500 years by excessive human

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