[DOC] [TLE] Why the Passenger Pigeon Went Extinct | Audubon [PAR] About September 1, 1914, the last known passenger pigeon, a female ... In the 
intervening years, researchers have agreed that the bird was hunted out of .... the 
passenger pigeon extinction to rally their colleagues in North America and 
Europe. .... of you are the reason why the extinction of other creatures of this good 
earth... [DOC] [TLE] Passenger pigeon - Wikipedia [PAR] The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct 
species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. ... Passenger pigeons 
were hunted by Native Americans, but hunting intensified after the ... Martha, 
thought to be the last passenger pigeon, died on September 1, 1914, at the 
Cincinnati Zoo. [DOC] [TLE] From Billions to Zero in 50 Years: The Extinction of the Passenger ... [PAR] Feb 18, 2014 ... So, for the final years of her life, Martha sat in her one-bird cage alone. ... The 
passenger pigeon once dominated the North American skies. ... According to a 
hunting journal in 1913, the passenger pigeons were known to be the ... The 
main reason they went from billions to zero in about a half century was... [DOC] [TLE] 6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction | Britannica.com [PAR] This Encyclopedia Britannica list features 6 animals that were hunted into 
extinction for food. ... The Warwick Regiment on the main road, Simonstown, 
South Africa, during the Boer ... Billions of these gregarious birds once inhabited 
eastern North America and were similar in ... 1, 1914, in the Cincinnati Zoo in 
Ohio. [DOC] [TLE] Extinction of the Passenger Pigeons  Damn Interesting [PAR] Jun 28, 2006 ... The story of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon is a dark one. ... 3 and 6 
billion Passenger Pigeons darkened the skies over eastern North America. ... 
One hunter reportedly killed 3,000,000 of the birds and according to one .... 
though i would recomend avoiding it during the hunting seasons(not a major... [DOC] [TLE] 10 Animals Hunted (or Nearly Hunted) To Extinction  Hunter Safety ... [PAR] Sep 28, 2011 ... 10 Animals Hunted (or Nearly Hunted) To Extinction ... In the end, extinction will 
be the ultimate fate of all species- but how long it ... It was one of the most 
abundant birds in the world - but by the early 20th ... HUNTERcourse.com is the 
leading provider of hunter education across North America and offers... [DOC] [TLE] Top Ten Extinct Animals | OneKind [PAR] Here we have listed 10 animals that are now extinct, find out the reasons ... An 
extinct flightless bird that inhabited the island of Mauritius, the Dodo was about 
one metre tall ... In the following years, the bird was hunted to extinction by sailors
, their ... Native to North America and once the most abundant birds in the world, 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Passenger Pigeon: an Extinct Species - Bagheera [PAR] In one year in Michigan alone, a billion birds were harvested. ... Although several 
thousand birds survived in 1880, it was no longer profitable to hunt them ... 
Captive breeding efforts were not successful and the last individual died in 1914. 
... Whatever the reason, it is clear that the passenger pigeon did not have a viable
... [DOC] [TLE] Extinction: The Story of the Passenger Pigeon - eco-action org [PAR] The early Europeans in North America frequently commented on the huge ... 
about a third of all the birds in North America at the time and the same as the ... 
One reason why the passenger pigeon existed in such prodigious numbers ... 
The last survivor of a species that had once numbered 5 billion died in captivity in 
1914. [DOC] [TLE] 11 Animals That Are Now Extinct ... And It's Our Fault | Huffington Post [PAR] Oct 22, 2013 ... Major extinction events are nothing new for the planet, but species ... Eat the 
Press ... Good News .... The birds' traditional habitats were the large forests of 
eastern North America. ... named Martha, died at age 29 at the Cincinnati Zoo in 
1914. ... Although hunting declined, the rare birds became a prized... [DOC]

Question: One main reason this North American bird was hunted to extinction by 1914 was that it was good eating
Answer: Passenger pigeon