TIMELINE OF

ANIMAL
EXTINCTION

PRESENTED BY:
CASTRO, AIRISH MAE O.
IX-INTRAMUROS
 1. Quagga

TIMELINE OF EXTINCTION
• Dutch settlement in Africa (1652-1806)
• Dutch hunters began hunting quaggas for their meat.
• Because people don’t know the quaggas for their zebra
looks, they haven’t prevented its extinction.
• The last quaggas in the wild were killed during a drought
in 1878.
• The last captive quagga died in Amsterdam Zoo on
August 12, 1883.
• In 1984, the quagga was the first extinct animal to have
its DNA analyzed. 
• There has been efforts in bringing the quagga from
extinction, like The Quagga Project, since 1987.
 2. Caspian
Tiger

TIMELINE OF EXTINCTION

 Inhabited the region of Central Asia to Western China.

 Russian Colonization of Turkestan ( 19th century), killed
by military personnels.
 Last sighting: Iran (1958), Kazakhstan ( 1948),
China (1960).
 Had been extinct since 1970.
 3. Golden Toad
TIMELINE OF EXTINCTION

 First described by in 1966 by herpetologist Jay Savage.

 In 1988, only 10 to 11 golden toads have been seen.
 The disappearance was believed to be caused by a severe
drought from 1987-1988.
 Last sighted male golden toad was in May 15, 1989, and
no sightings were ever recorded since then.
 4. Dodo
TIMELINE OF EXTINCTION

 Once native to the islands of Mauritius.

 When Dutch have settled on Mauritius in 1958, they have
hunted dodos for their meat.
 Because they are flightless and have no interaction to
humans, they have no worry approaching them.
 Last accepted sighting was in 1662.
 From now, only specimen of dodo is left to be studied.
 5. Laughing Owl

 A bird that was once endemic in New Zealand, until the

settlement of Europeans on the island., in 1854.
 By 1880, they became rare.
 The last recorded specimen was found dead in July 9, 1949,
but there have been unconfirmed reports since then.
 The cause of extinction was mainly because of persecution
or specimens, land use changes, and introduction to
predators, such as cats and stoats.
 6. Mexican Grizzly
Bear
 The first Europeans to come in contact with the
Mexican grizzly were the conquistadors in the 16th
century.
 They were killed by the farmers as they killed their
cattles.
 They became scarce by the 1930.
 By 1960, only 30 were left in the wild, and after four
years, they have been considered extinct.
 In 1976, a grizzly was shot in Sonora, and that was
the last sighting of it.
 7. Ezo wolf

 One of two subspecies found in Japanese

Archipelago, the other being the Japanese fox.
 It went extinct during the Meiji Restoration of
Japan, where it is killed to protect livestocks,
and were killed by using strychinine laced
baits.
 GUIDE
GUIDEQUESTIONS
QUESTIONS:

1. WHAT MOSTLY CAUSES THE EXTINCTION

OF THE ANIMALS MENTIONED IN THE
PRESENTATION?

 The causes of extinction of animals

mentioned above is because of
human doings. They killed animals
for their food, for their security,
and sometimes, for experimenting
specimens. Human activity has also
caused environmental factors,
forcing animal population to
decline, until become endangered or
extinct.
2. What local or global issue can arise from this situation?

 Animal extinction and population decline is a

big environmental issue. Human Activities can
result to animal population decline, like
cutting down trees or burning a mountain,
just to provide the needs of the increasing
population. It can cause a loss of habitat that
will lead to animal extinction.
3. How can we avoid increasing the number of
extinct organisms?

 Protect the wildlife.

 Join in government activities that will
help preserve the preservation of
different animals.
 Protect the environment.
 Have discipline in doing things that will
affect our nature, like by throwing
garbage at the sea.
 Be conservative in our environment.