- also
includes episodes of overexploitation,
particularly in the form of
overhunting. The
overkill hypothesis,
which addresses the
Quaternary extinction events...
- of bulls. The po****tion of
American bison (Bison bison) fell due to
overhunting,
nearly leading to
extinction around the year 1890,
though it has since...
- The
European mink (Mustela lutreola), also
known as the
Russian mink and
Eurasian mink, is a
semiaquatic species of
mustelid native to Europe. It is similar...
-
several thousand due to
diseases introduced through European livestock and
overhunting. Ovis
canadensis is one of two
species of
mountain sheep in
North America;...
- prized. This,
combined with high
prices in aviculture, has
resulted in
overhunting.
Habitat loss also
presents an
ongoing problem. For
these reasons, it...
- the po****tion has
declined rapidly due to
habitat destruction and
overhunting. It has been
listed as
Critically Endangered in the
Chinese Red Book...
-
about 60 cm. It
probably became extinct around 1874,
possibly due to
overhunting. It is
known from two specimens, one of
which is in the
Natural History...
- that took
place around the end of the last ice age
partly resulted from
overhunting.
Biologists most
often define biodiversity as the "totality of genes...
- trade.
Before protections began in the 19th and
early 20th centuries,
overhunting had
nearly exterminated both species.
Their po****tions have
since rebounded...
- A
bottle of "habushu". P. flavoviridis has been
subject to
overhunting for use in
traditional liquor-making....
