1. Passenger pigeons
These birds driven to extinction in the early 20th century due to massive hunting and habitat destruction.
2. Great auk
These flight less birds were hunted to extinction because of their feathers, meat and eggs.
3. Stellar seacow
These large marine mammals were over hunted for their meat and blubber.
4. Caribbean monk seal
These animals got extinct in 1950s as they are heavily hunted for their oil and meat.
5. Dodo
These got extinct because of lack of fear of human and were easily got hunted.
6. Tasmanian tiger
These were hunted intensively by humans as they are the threat to livestock.
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