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Recently extinct mammals are defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as any mammals that have become extinct since the year 1500 CE. [1] Since then, roughly 80 mammal species have become extinct.
Aug 5, 2024 · From a Galapagos tortoise to one black rhino subspecies, these 11 species have been declared extinct or possibly extinct over the past half-century.
Jul 1, 2019 · Explore a list of 100 animals that have recently become extinct, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and invertebrates.
Jan 13, 2021 · This past year scientists and conservation organizations declared that a long list of species may have gone extinct, including dozens of frogs, orchids and fish. Most of these species...
Dec 12, 2023 · It’s tempting to think of extinction as something that only happened to animals in the past—woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers, and the dinosaurs. However, extinction is an ongoing threat faced by many species every day.
Sep 29, 2021 · Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 assorted birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct.
Apr 21, 2022 · 23 Extinct Animals We’ve Lost in the Past 150 Years. Plus, alleged video footage of one creature that may still be roaming around an African archipelago. In the past couple of decades, several...
A database documenting the world's recently extinct, missing and rediscovered plants, animals, fungi and all other living things.
4 days ago · A new discovery by a team of paleontologists, led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville (University of Tsukuba, Japan), has uncovered a new species of the extinct genus Ontocetus from the Lower Pleistocene ...
Aug 6, 2024 · The extinct species Homo floresiensis has long puzzled experts. A new analysis offers clues to the mystery of this tiny oddball’s place on the human family tree.