One of the last authenticated records of the capture of a wild ... Arkansas to North Carolina south to the uplands of the Gulf Coast states. The habitat of the passenger pigeon was mixed hardwood ...

She was the last surviving member of her species. Previously, two male passenger pigeons ... In addition to the loss of habitat, commercial sales of pigeon meat, which was considered a cheap ...

Odisha’s carrier pigeon service still maintains a fleet of around 150 birds, though their purpose has grown increasingly ceremonial.

Martha – the last known living passenger pigeon – died at Cincinnati Zoo in 1914 ... This eventually led to their demise. Habitat loss likely had the largest impact. By the late 1800s, almost half of ...

The last wild passenger pigeon, a female posthumously named "Buttons," was killed by accident in 1900. The boy who shot Buttons didn't realize she was a passenger pigeon, and he didn't claim ...

and habitat loss from human development. Detail from the painting “Martha, The Last Passenger Pigeon,” by artist John Ruthven. The painting was made into an ArtWorks project mural, and the ...

In the 19th century, the passenger pigeon may have been the most abundant bird in the entire world, with a population believed to have approached 4 billion individuals. As they rested in their forest ...

over-hunting and habitat destruction drove the birds to a swift extinction. Check out these photos of the passenger pigeon's tragic demise - and a high-tech effort that just might bring them back.