WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO 3E+LAUNCHPA
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ISBN: 9781319103316
Author: PHELAN
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Passenger pigeon was once an abundant species in the North America but it was highly exploited species. Its numbers reduced greatly as it was hunted for meat, loss of habitat due to deforestation and possibly disease. The last living passenger pigeon passed away on 1 September, 1914.
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