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Extinction of 610 bird species
October 17 , 2024
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- Researchers have documented the extinction of 610 bird species over a period of 130,000 years.
- This coincides with the spread of Homo sapiens across the globe.
- Dodo, the flightless bird was first discovered in 1598 by the Dutch sailors and became extinct by 1681.
- The birds were used to the isolated environment of the island of Mauritius.
- Of the 610 bird species, 90% of them went extinct at least partially due to the humans.
- The 610 species combined represented 3 billion years of the unique evolutionary history.
- About 11,000 bird species now exist, occupying a dizzying array of ecological niches.
- The researchers projected future extinctions of more than 1,000 species over the next two centuries.
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