At 08:28 AM 8/9/99 -0700, Mike Patterson wrote:
>Combined with the wholesale conversion of eastern forests that
>would have been required for breeding to human uses.

Actually, it seems clear that at the time of extinction, at
least, there was plenty of adequate habitat for these birds.

While loss of habitat is nearly always the primary cause for
species to decline/go extinct, the case of the Passenger
Pigeon seems to be an exception.



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