Updated: 4:11 AM EDT May 4, 2021 Daisy Hernandez Julie Gerstein Several species are being driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct — poaching for big game trophies or animal tusks, and sometimes, it's indirect, such as when land is developed and disrupts habitats and entire ecosystems. Here are some of the incredible creatures we've driven to extinction in the last century and a half. Advertisement Bramble Cay Melomys These little guys were officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2015. Native to Bramble Cay, a small island near the northern side of the Great Barrier Reef, it's reported that the rodents haven't been spotted since 2009. "Significantly, this probably represents the first recorded mammalian extinction due to anthropogenic climate change," said the Queensland state government.