Humans wiped out the great auk

[DavidBrown]

A new study uses genetic and population modeling data to show that humans were likely exclusively responsible for the wiping out great auks. This result is not a surprise, but removes the possibility that some kind of environmental change drove their demise with humans only giving an assist.

Why the Great Auk Is Gone for Good

 

[FunkyGibbon]

I initially read this title as 'Humans wiped out by the great auk', which seems much more like a David Brown thread!