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Human settlement and the destruction of land on the Oahu Island have lead to the extinction of the achatinella mustelina. The over collection of shells on the island also led to the decline of the achatinella mustelina population.

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How did human beings caused the extinction of achatinella mustelina?

Humans brought a predator snail from north America that ate them all


How did the humans can cause the Achatinella mustelina?

The Achatinella mustelina is a gastropod that is from Oahu, Hawaii. The snail is endangered due to the destruction of its habitat.


Is animal extinction caused by humans?

Some of them are not all of them are caused by humans


Why did the achatinella mustelina become extinct?

Habitat destruction caused by humans and therefore increased competition with other animals for food caused the achatinella mustelina to become extinct. The above answer is not entirely correct. The main reason for the extinctions of not only Achatinella mustelina (if it is indeed extinct) and a large percentage of other native Hawaiian land snails is: 1.)the accidental introduction of rats to the Islands and, more critically.. 2.)the deliberate introduction (as a biocontrol for the Giant African Snail, a non-native agricultural pest) in the 1950's of the Rosy Wolf Snail or Euglandina rosea, a cannibal snail which is a voracious predator of Hawaiian land snails. This, combined with very low reproductive rates (many Achatinellidae give birth only once or twice a year, to single keiki) has proven disastrous for Hawai'i's native arboreal and land snails. In giving birth, the parent snail holds the egg inside its shell and when the baby crawls out, it is a fully formed miniature of the adult. Some (myself included) would liken this to live birth, which gives these snails a humanlike quality. It is indeed a tragedy that many of these natural wonders (which occupied Hawai'i for millenia before the coming of humans) are disappearing within the span of one human lifetime. Many of Hawai'i's native forest birds have shared a similar fate.


In your opinion what is the cause of extinction of animals?

The extinction of animals is caused by humans killing animals. Extinction of animals may also be caused by pollution or forest fires that are killing off the plants and trees.


Did humans have anything to do with mammoths dying out?

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How did the achatinella mistelina become exstinct?

Humans from North America brought a predator snail and other animals that ate the snail to Hawaii.


What 2 animals were bought to NZ by the first humans caused the extinction of many birds as well as the giant eagle?

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What will happen to earth after the extinction of humans?

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Was there a catastrophic event because of Tasmanian tigers?

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How have humans increase the rate of extinction in the world?

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