#modern extinction

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Extinct Hawaiian birds.

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🕷Cascade Funnel-web spider

Hadronyche pulvinator

As requested by @thechillsquid

Native to the Cascades in Tasmania. They were 1st described in 1926. Its habitat was destroyed by the development of suburbs.

Source.

https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/conservation/threatened-species-and-communities/lists-of-threatened-species/threatened-species-invertebrates/threatened-species-invertebrate-animals-e-z/cascade-funnel-web-spider

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Mauritius blue pigeon

Extinct bird native to Mauritius. Extinction may be due to habitat loss, hunting, and the introduction of non-native predators like crab-eating macaques.

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Laughing owl

Aka. White-faced owl, whēkau

Extinct owl native to New Zealand. It became extinct due to the introduction of stoats and cats, hunting, and habitat loss. It lived in low rainfall areas on the north island where it had a diverse diet. The last known laughing owl was found dead in 1914. There were unconfirmed reports afterward.

Source

Wikipedia

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Syrian wild ass

Aka hemippe, achdari, Mesopotamian onager, Syrian onager

The Syrian wild ass was the smallest subspecies of onager before thier extinction in the late 1920s. They were known for thier speed and beauty. Their extinction appears to have been caused by overhunting.

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Glaucous macaw

Aka. Guaa-obi

This macaw was native to South America. Their decline began in the 19th century thanks to trapping, habitat loss and the wholesale felling of the yatay palm. Now it's considered critically endangered and hasn't been seen in decades.

Source

Wikipedia Glaucous macaw

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Dusky seaside sparrow

Was a subspecies of seaside sparrow native to the salt marshes of Marritt island and along the St. John's river in Florida. Unfortunately the Marritt island salt marshes were flooded to control the mosquito population around the Kennedy Space Center. This lead the the sparrow population being killed.

The population along the river was nearly killed off by the construction of a road, pollution and pesticides. The six known survivors, all male, were captured and entered into a breeding program with the Scott's seaside sparrow.

Eventually these birds were taken to a protected habitat on Discovery island in the Walt Disney World resort. The last known sparrow, an old half blind male called orange band, died June 17, 1987.

Source

Wikipedia dusky seaside sparrow

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Thylacine

Also called the Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, coorinna, kanunnah, among other names. It was a carnivorous marsupial. It was hunted to extinction by colonists, the last known being caught in 1930.

This sketch is based on a photo I saw of a thylacine checking something out.

Info from wikipedia.