Wikipedia:New contributors' help page

What would you like to do?

Ask a question	Do something
Ask a knowledge question that you cannot find the answer to in the encyclopedia. (e.g. Did Leonardo da Vinci build a working flying machine?)	Learn about how and where you can help Wikipedia (information and resources on the basics needed to comprehend, comment on, and contribute to Wikipedia)
Ask a question at the Teahouse about using or editing Wikipedia that you cannot find the answer to in the Frequently Asked Questions. (e.g. How can I fix this problem with this article?)	Create an article now (see Your first article before you start)
Ask a question about a practical problem you have that is not related to using or editing Wikipedia. (e.g. I was cheated by a builder. Please Help.)	Request that other editors review your new article

Ways to get help

If you place {{helpme}} on your talk page, a helper will visit you there as soon as possible!
Join the #wikipedia-en-help IRC channel for real-time chat. New to IRC? Click here to be connected instantly!
The template below outlines Wikipedia's help pages and can be viewed at the bottom of most related pages.

(Click "show" on the right to expand the template)

Extinction

From looking at the fossil records, it was able to be seen that there was a correlation between the arrival of the first humans on the Channel Islands (where the pygmy mammoths lived before extinction). Because of this correlation and the fact that there were not many mainland predators working against these animals, the sea levels were rising because of the climate heating up causing them to have limited space to live and their population was already small to begin with because of the intense traveling needed to get to the Santa Rose island to begin with, it can be assumed their extinction was a cause of humans hunting them for food and resources. The climate change, however, could have had something to do with this as well which could have changed a lot of their environmental habits causing them to miss out on previously used resources.