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The extinction of passenger pigeon was due to

Options

  1. AIncreased number of predatory birds
  2. BOver exploitation by humans
  3. CNon-availability of the food
  4. DBird flu virus infection

Correct answer

B. Over exploitation by humans

Step-by-step solution

Humans have always depended on nature for food and shelter but when ‘need’ turns to ‘greed’ it leads to over-exploitation of natural resources. In the last 500 years many species extinctions (Steller’s sea cow, passenger’s pigeon) were due to over-exploitation by human.

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