Animal Extinction

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Across
  1. 2. The primary species responsible for the current extinction crisis.
  2. 3. Giant flightless birds that once lived in New Zealand.
  3. 5. The natural home of an animal (its loss is a major cause of extinction).
  4. 6. The "Passenger" variety of this common bird went extinct in 1914.
  5. 9. Clearing of forests that destroys animal homes.
  6. 11. Non-native species that spread and harm the local ecosystem.
  7. 12. Famous flightless bird from Mauritius, extinct by 1681.
  8. 13. Contamination of air or water that harms wildlife.
  9. 14. Also known as the "Tasmanian Tiger."
  10. 15. An extinct subspecies of the plains zebra with stripes only on the front.
Down
  1. 1. Status of a species that is at serious risk of extinction.
  2. 4. Celestial body believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs.
  3. 7. Woolly prehistoric relative of the elephant.
  4. 8. Illegal hunting that threatens rhinos and elephants.
  5. 10. Remains or impressions of prehistoric animals found in rock.