Extinction due to human activity is called:
“Anthropogenic extinction” for extinction due to human activity is called. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. Human-driven habitat conversion, exploitation, introduced enemies, pollution, and climate change often interact rather than acting independently. Traits such as slow reproduction or ecological specialization can magnify vulnerability. The remaining alternatives—“Mass extinction”, “Demographic extinction”, “Natural extinction”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and
Ref: Conservation Biology, Primack & Sher, 6th Ed., Ch. 7