https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/zoology/maoris-hunt-moa-extinction https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/zoology/maoris-hunt-... >The extinction of a

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/zoology/maoris-hunt-moa-extinction https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/zoology/maoris-hunt-... >The extinction of all moa species occurred relatively swiftly, between 1380 and 1440, making it one of the most rapid extinctions in history. Contributing factors included habitat destruction through woodland burning, the introduction of non-native predators such as dogs and rats, and the birds' natural life cycle, which featured low egg production. It's not a good example to use to prove your contention, because it's an outlier, and because it involved the use of technology that wasn't necessarily available to other incidences of megafauna extinction.