Q. Match the recently extinct animals with their region of habitat
Column -I Column -II
A Thylacine i Russia
B Dodo ii Africa
C Steller’s sea cow iii Mauritius
D Quagga iv Australia

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Solution:

The IUCN Red List (2004) documents the extinction of 784 species (including 338 vertebrates, 359 invertebrates and 87 plants) in the last 500 years. Some examples of recent extinctions include the Dodo (Mauritius), Quagga (Africa), Thylacine (Australia), Steller’s Sea Cow (Russia) and three subspecies (Bali, Javan, Caspian) of the tiger.