According to incomplete statistics from animal protection organizations, 32 species of animals went extinct as a result of humans throughout the 18th century. There were 56 species of animals that went extinct as a result of humans in the 19th century. Throughout the 20th century, animals went extinct more rapidly, with 120 species of wildlife becoming extinct as a result of human activities.
Some experts have estimated that at the end of the 21st century, there will be more than 600 species extinct, including giant pandas, Tibetan antelopes, Siberian tigers, and Yangtze crocodiles. The rapid development of human beings has accelerated the acquisition and overexploitation of the earth's natural resources, due to human activities caused by the loss of wildlife habitat, as well as the direct or indirect hunting of wild animals, which has led to the gradual acceleration of the extinction of wild animals, and the destruction of nature by humans has led to many abnormal changes in the natural environment. Perhaps after the 30th century, humans may become rare animals on earth.
Extinct animals
In our country, there is a cemetery of the world's extinct animals, and there are many stone tablets inscribed with one extinct wild animal after another, they are arranged in the order of extinction time, and the length of this queue is getting longer and longer.
Today, we will take a look at the ten extinct wild animals that are representative of them, understand the reasons for their extinction, and wake up people's awareness of protecting wild animals.
1. Attilante
Attilante
Atilante is a unique waterbird belonging to Guatemala, the whole body is black, the mouth has a black ring, its nature is timid and cautious, due to the development and construction of local tourism, resulting in the shrinking of the habitat of the Atilante, especially its breeding offspring need a relatively quiet environment, human activities led to a sharp decline in the number of Atilante, many young birds were abandoned by adult birds, and finally became extinct in 1990.
Second, the Syrian wild donkey
Syrian wild donkey
The Syrian wild ass is a kind of Asian wild donkey, living in the more remote plateau of northeast Syria, full of physical strength, drought and cold, due to the early 20th century, the French occupied Syria, and then in order to eliminate the remaining resistance at that time, to the Syrian wild donkey living area activities, and eventually the Syrian wild donkey became a victim, the French army in order to more efficiently capture the wild donkey, with cannons to the flock of Syrian wild donkeys, there are some surviving Syrian wild donkeys were sent to the Zoo in Europe. The last Syrian wild donkey died in a zoo in Vienna.
3. Thai Zelu
Thai Zelu
Thai zelu is a unique species living in the Mekong River Basin of Thailand, medium in size, good at walking in the swamp, similar to the elk lifestyle in the Yangtze River Basin in China. At the beginning of the last century, due to the increase in population, the living environment of the Thai zelu was compressed, and a large number of deforestation caused it to lose its hidden environment, coupled with human hunting, and it was not found since 1938.
Fourth, the thylacine
thylacine
Also known as the Tasmanian tiger, once the most widely distributed carnivore and the top beast in Australia and New Guinea, 7,000 to 10,000 years ago, due to the Migration of East Asians to Australia, the domestic dog was brought to Australia, and later these domestic dogs became stray wild dogs, and eventually became a new species, that is, the Australian wild dog. The Australian Wild Dog was even more aggressive, expelling thylacines from the Australian region.
Only a small number of thylacines survived on The Island of Tasmania, but around the beginning of the 20th century, after the Europeans occupied Australia, a large number of livestock farming was established, and the thylacines were hunted as sheep poachers. In 1936, the last thylacine died in the zoo after a blazing sun exposure due to the negligence of its keepers.
5. North African antelope
North African chrysalis
North Africa is home to many famous wildlife, including the Barbary lion, many of which are extinct to hunting. Another more famous wild animal is the North African chymodia antelope, which is a huge sycamore that moves slowly, generally alone or in small groups, and its own number is relatively rare. After North Africa became a European colony, they were destined to be like spotted donkeys, targeting hunters and pets in zoos. In 1923, the last North African antelope died in a zoo in France.
6. Balinese tiger
Bali Tiger
One of the smallest tigers on Earth, the Balinese tiger is one of the three species of tigers in Indonesia, mainly living in the tropical rainforest of Bali, Indonesia, and in the early twentieth century, the population increased, and a large number of local forests were cut down for use as a plantation, resulting in constant conflict between the tiger and the locals, and eventually it was hunted and extinct.
Seven, spotted donkey
Spotted donkey
The zebra is a zebra that lives on the grasslands of southern Africa, but unlike the common zebra, it is half like a horse and half like a donkey. The donkey is docile and can even be tamed, and the local residents once tamed the donkey to help transport heavier goods. After being colonized by Europe, the strange shape of the spotted donkey attracted attention, a large number of spotted donkeys were hunted or captured and transported to Zoos in Europe, due to the unsuitability of the donkey and the long-distance transportation of a large number of spotted donkeys died, and finally after 1883, there was no wild donkey.
8. Caucasian bison
Caucasian bison
Caucasian bison, also known as The European Bison, once lived in many parts of Europe, and later due to the increase in the population of Europe, the increase in the range of activities and hunting, etc., the survival range of the European bison was compressed to the Caucasus Mountains, however, with the further expansion of the range of human activities, and the renewal of hunting weapons, the number of Caucasian bison decreased sharply, and in 1927, the last Caucasian bison died of hunting.
IX. Javanese tiger
Javanese tiger
The Javanese tiger is one of the three species of tigers in Indonesia, living on the island of Java, and like the Balinese tiger, the extinction of the Javan tiger is mainly due to the loss of habitat and hunting by humans. However, compared with the earlier extinction of the Balinese tiger, the Javan tiger was once protected, but due to the high value of the tiger, it led to continuous poaching, and finally in 1980 it was regrettably extinct.
The extinction of these nine species of wild animals is a pity, now only photos can be enjoyed, there will be many wild animals in the future to suffer the same fate, only everyone has the awareness of protecting wild animals, in order to truly protect the diversity of wild animals.