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Justify with the help of an example where a deliberate attempt by humans has led to the extinction of a particular species.

Various deliberate attempts by humans has led to extinction of species as during the colonization of Tropical Pacific Islands les to extinction of more than 2000 species of native birds. Some examples of recent extinction are Dodo (Mauritius), Quagga (Africa), Thylacine (Australia), Steller's sea cow (Russia), three subspecies of tigers ( Bali, Jawan , Caspian) .


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