However, by the end of the 19th century, it had been hunted to the brink of extinction, and in September of 1914, in a Cincinnati zoo, the last remaining passenger pigeon died.
Kuid 19. sajandi lõpuks oli neid kütitud nii palju, et nad olid väljasuremise äärel, ning 1914. aasta septembris suri Cincinnati loomaaias viimane rändtuvi.