In nature always something changing, and these changes can be as minor as well as global.An unstable climate, epidemics, pollution, deforestation - all this has a negative impact on the animal kingdom.All forms of life on Earth are closely interrelated and the disappearance of a species is reflected in other types of ecosystems.What on earth there are rare and endangered animals - it's basically a man of wine.
Reinforced hunting in the late glacial period led to the extinction of the mammoth, the woolly rhinoceros, cave bear and deer bolsherogogo.
lot of harm to the animal world has brought the invention of fire by man.Fires have destroyed large areas of forest.
negative human impact on wildlife has increased with the development of agriculture and animal husbandry.The result of this - just disappeared animals and birds that have lost their habitat, since replaced by dense forests and savannahs steppe came.
care about animals and plants has long been a goal of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.Work on this and other organizations.Rare and endangered animals (and plants) are entered in the Red Book.The country, whose territory is home are at risk species, is responsible to the whole of humanity for their preservation.Currently, reserves, sanctuaries create conditions for the preservation of rare animals, where they are looked after, fed, protect against disease and predators.
Special pages Red Book are ominous name - Black Book.It is written, what animals have disappeared forever from the face of the earth since 1600.Black Book - a warning and a reminder for the people of those members of our world, that we can not return.Book of extinct animals is constantly replenished.On its pages several hundred species.And it's very sad statistics.
This article describes some of the animals that have disappeared because of the person.
Tasmanian or marsupial wolf
homeland of this animal is mainland Australia and the island of New Guinea.For the first time Thylacine had to change their habitat after people moved to the island of dingoes.Extruded them Thylacine was on the island of Tasmania, where he began to mercilessly destroy the local farmers trying to protect the sheep.
Last representative of the species, was killed in 1930.The final date of his disappearance is considered to be 1936, when the Australia Zoo died of old age last Tasmanian wolf.
Woolly Mammoth
It is believed that this animal is home to Siberia, and later it spread to Europe and North America.Mammoth was not so great as one might think.In size it was a little more modern elephant.
These animals have disappeared because of the person (presumably), we lived in groups.They moved from place to place in search of food, which required a considerable number of them.The group was headed by a female mammoth.
complete disappearance of this species occurred about ten thousand years ago.Modern scholars are inclined to believe that the main reason for the extinction of the mammoth were men, although there are many other theories (climate change, epidemics, etc.).
Mauritius Dodo (Dodo)
This bird has long been considered a mythical, non-existent in nature.
And only after a specially organized expedition discovered the remains of the dodo of Mauritius, the existence of the species was recognized officially.In addition, it was shown that destroyed the birds is people.
an existential threat to the dodo bird became Dutch sailors who discovered it in 1598.Mauritius dodo completely disappeared presumably in 1681.Contributed to this traveler, as well as the animals brought colonists to Mauritius.
manatees
expedition of Vitus Bering was discovered the animal in 1741.Doctor Georg Steller - author of the most detailed descriptions of the sea (Steller) cow.Actually, in his honor and was named the new species.
animal living on the coast of the Commander Islands, had huge dimensions and was inactive.The lack of fear of humans and tasty meat caused the complete destruction of his only thirty years after the discovery.
meat and fat used in food, made from the skins of the boat.The process of capture and killing of sea cow was often very cruel: the animal threw spears and allowed to sail in the hope that the body will make the dead cow on the beach.
view was completely destroyed in 1768.
passenger pigeon
the beginning of the nineteenth century, these birds are the most abundant on Earth, but, despite this, they did not manage to survive.
on pigeons residence which was the territory of the modern United States and Canada, are actively hunted by colonists arrived in America.
The number of birds decreased gradually until about 1870, then there was a sharp decline in their numbers.The last member of the species found in the wild in 1900.
year when this type has completely disappeared from the face of the earth is considered to be 1914, when the bird, named Martha, died in a zoo.
North African antelope cow
Animal subfamily of large antelope that live in Africa, disappeared from the map of the Earth in the middle of the twentieth century.
Due to the fact that these animals was an active hunting, the last representatives of this species could be found only in a very difficult for a person places the African continent.In 1954, the animals became extinct completely.
Javan tiger
In the nineteenth century that the tiger could be found on the island of Java.Animal constantly annoyed local residents that may have caused the active hunt for him.
By 1950, Java was about 25 tigers, and half of them lived in a specially created reserve.Unfortunately, it did not help rescue the population - in 1970 there were only seven tigers.
In the same year, the animal had disappeared completely from the face of the earth.Although still occasionally come reports that the island was once again discovered the Javanese tiger.But documenting these cases no.
Zanzibar Leopard
history of the destruction of this animal is very unusual.Zanzibar Leopard locals deliberately exterminated, going on a hunt across the country.And no meat or animal skin attracted people.It was believed that this leopard is associated with witches, who are engaged in breeding and training of members of the species, and later use them as assistants in their dark deeds.
exterminate leopards began in 1960.These animals completely disappeared exactly thirty years.
Pyrenean ibex
is one of four types of Spanish wild goats.Up to now live animal failed, and the death of the last member was extremely ridiculous - an animal tree fell and crushed him.
Year of extinction is considered to 2000. The researchers tried to clone Pyrenean Ibex, but the baby could not be saved because it had many birth defects.
Western black rhino
Just a few years ago the animal was declared extinct.The reason for this was the regular hunting on the territory of its habitat, which is Cameroon.These animals have disappeared because of the person, we have a very valuable horns, which are used in many recipes of Chinese medicine.
Search surviving rhinos began in 2006, but has not brought results.So kind declared extinct.In addition, rhinos and other endangered.
Year extinction species considered to 2011.
This article presents only some of the animals that have disappeared because of the person.Over the past five hundred years it was exterminated more than 844 species.
