One particular wool and textile supply company called Van Diemen’s Land Company was in great part responsible for the eradication of the Tasmanian tiger. Killing them was considered acceptable if not encouraged. Many farmers believed thylacines were responsible for attacking their livestock. With the head of a dog, the stripes of a cat and the pouch of a kangaroo this unique creature, better known as the Tasmanian tiger, just couldn’t seem to make its place alongside humans (or dingoes apparently). In 1936, the largest carnivorous marsupial of the time, the thylacine - became extinct. This is Benjamin, the last Tasmanian Tiger that died in Hobart zoo in 1938 The Caspian tiger, a sub-specie of the Siberian tiger, went extinct sometime between 1954-1959 and while there have been a few reported sightings, one in the 1970s and another in 1997, these claims have never been confirmed. The army was ordered to exterminate all tigers found near the Caspian sea. The Caspian tiger specie had been pretty well wiped out at the beginning of the 20th century, when the Russian government was setting up rice and cotton fields in forests these tigers inhabited. Tigers were first put on the endangered specie list in the 1960’s, but trophy hunting and fur trade has continued despite the heightened risk of extinction. With the decline in mammoths, birch forests, known for being high sunlight absorbers, multiplied and helped melt away the Ice Age, taking the woolly mammoth with it. The hunting of the last surviving woolly mammoths greatly contributed to their decline and extinction. The mammoth lived on birch and was hunted for meat and fur. And imagine- they are considered one of the smallest among their specie. These incredible creatures carried tusks that could measure up to 15 feet long. The last of the Great Woolly Mammoth populations vanished near the end of the last Ice Age over 4,000 years ago.
Here we’ll look at some notable animals that have been hunted (or nearly) hunted to extinction. From what kind of animals can be hunted, which season and how many, hunting regulation efforts are there to help preserve wildlife and habitats. Today’s hunting regulations are very strict and the material in our hunter safety course help ensure that hunting activities are controlled and operated in an ethical way.
In the end, extinction will be the ultimate fate of all species- but how long it will take to get there will depend heavily on humanity’s future courses of action. Estimates say that by mid 21st century 30% of species may be extinct. 10 Animals Hunted (or Nearly Hunted) To ExtinctionĮxtinction brings up some pretty interesting evolutionary considerations.
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