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These 23 Animals Have Gone Extinct in the Past 150 Years

Thought to be extinct in the wild, the Spix Macaw currently exists in captivity with their numbers in the dismally low 60 to ...

This Is the First Extinct Species Ever Found in Fossilized Barf—and It’s a Pterosaur

Around 110 million years ago, an apparent dinosaur ate two pterosaurs and four fish and, for whatever reason, threw them back ...
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Experts confirm rare creature's remarkable comeback from brink of extinction: 'This revival is significant'

The story underscores how important involving local communities is to effective conservation work. Experts confirm rare ...

The world’s lemurs are going extinct. This is the only way to save them.

Madagascar, an island nation east of continental Africa, is the only place on Earth where lemurs exist. There are more than ...
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Traps set in search of rare species in Wales marsh capture something ‘even rarer’

A rare species of caddisfly long believed to be extinct was found during a wildlife survey at Cors Goch Nature Reserve in Wales, wildlife experts said. Peter Hoogmoed Unsplash A species believed to ...

Rediscovery of lost fish species provides a second chance for conservation

Researchers have announced the rediscovery of Moema claudiae, a species of seasonal killifish in Bolivia that was previously ...

Incredible moment rare animal returns to Aussie bushland for first time in 150 years

Against all odds, one of Australia’s smallest marsupials has returned to southwest NSW, more than 150 years after it was ...