What is Holocene extinction?
[[File:Edwards' Dodo.jpg|thumb|The [[dodo]] is a bird that became extinct because of humans.]] The '''Holocene extinction''' is the [[extinction]] of nearly all large [[mammal]] [[species]] after the end of the [[ice age]]. This was done by by humans hunting the animals, and by [[climate change]].<ref>Martin P.S. & Klein R.G. (eds) 1984. ''Quarternary extinctions: a prehistoric revolution''. Tucson: Arizona University Press. {{ISBN|0-8165-1100-4}}</ref> [[Habitat destruction]] and over-harvesting are two of the primary causes which drive species extinct in more recent times. The fundamental cause of this is the huge increase in human [[population growth|population]] since the [[agricultural revolution]]. [[Forests]] and natural [[habitats]] have been greatly reduced throughout the world, and this has been the cause of many extinctions. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Animals]] [[Category:Extinction events]]