1)Dodo



The dodo bird is just one of the bird species driven to extinction on Mauritius.

 The Dodo was an extinct flightless bird about one metre tall and may have weighed 10–18   kg.

Q)How did they got extinct?

  • All seemed well until for some reason Dutch sailors had to ruin everything for everyone. The sailors set foot on the island in 1598 and saw a giant flightless birds in need of a natural enemy. 
  • The Dodos were captured and brought on their ships. Some for dinner and some just to show off within Europe. The rats onboard their ships saw the abundance of Mauritius and decided to stay. They found an easy catch in the eggs the Dodo laid on the jungle floor.
  •  And so the Dodo went extinct just 75 years after.  

Q) How were they traced that they got extinct? 

The only account we have of  the Dodo’s appearance is through varied illustrations and written accounts from the 17th century so its exact appearance remains unresolved.Although the tale of the dodo bird's demise is well documented, no complete specimens of the bird were preserved; there are only fragments and sketches.  

It is presumed the bird became flightless due to the availability of abundant food sources (seeds, roots and fallen fruits) and a relative absence of predators. Dutch sailors first recorded a mention of the dodo in 1598.

 The bird was hunted to extinction by sailors and their domesticated animals, and invasive species. The last widely accepted sighting of a Dodo was in 1662.

The last dodo bird was killed in 1681.

Q) Why do they need to be conserved?

If the dodo were to be brought back, it could be restored to protect habitats on the island nation of Mauritius, where people could go to observe dodos in their native habitat.

Q) What are the challenges faced by them?

In the following years, the bird was hunted by sailors and invasive species, while its habitat was being destroyed. The last widely excepted sighting of a dodo was in 1662.



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