She was the last known member of her species. Several decades earlier, the idea of passenger pigeons going extinct was almost unimaginable. People living in North America in the first half of the ...

The extinction of the passenger pigeon is a poignant example of what happens when the interests of man clash with the interests of nature. It is believed that this species once constituted 25 to 40 ...

Science is taking a major step forward by exploring the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life. Iconic animals like the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the Tasmanian tiger could ...

Additionally, the story has been updated with information regarding the joint forestry experiment and the positive potential for passenger pigeon de-extinction from Revive & Restore. The passenger ...

The world is experiencing a mass extinction event. There are only two northern white rhinos left in the world. Passenger Pigeons, once in the millions, is forever gone. Can science save these species?

The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was once the most abundant bird species in North America, making up between 25% and 40% of the total bird population in what is now the U.S. before ...

Now, a genomic analysis of conserved pigeon specimens sheds light on how the extinction occurred. Researchers were able to show that the passenger pigeon population did not have much genetic diversity ...

The last passenger pigeon named Martha died in a Cincinnati ... Ancient hunters may have contributed to the Ice Age animals’ extinction, but the evidence is not certain. Gone are the saber ...

What happens when you bring back extinct species and endangered habitats to life? Does it disrupt present life and do we have ...

Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) This North American bird was hunted to extinction; the last one died in 1914. This specimen is part of the collection of extinction expert Errol Fuller.

The exact causes of the passenger pigeon's extinction are unclear, but massive hunting and persecution were among the most devastating impacts, since the bird was very poorly adapted to escape people.