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5 Recently Extinct Animals That Disappeared Forever

Over the past few hundred years there have been many famous animal extinctions. Most recent animal extinctions are all down ...

New research, at odds with 2023 study, argues we’re not witnessing a sixth mass extinction event

The planet is seeing a decline in biodiversity, but extinctions are relatively rare and don’t meet the threshold for a sixth mass extinction, a new study argues.
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Scientists stunned after camera captures entire community of once-thought-extinct species: 'A fairytale in terms of conservation'

The green, yellow, and black birds, once thought to be extinct, were recently documented in Western Australia's Great Sandy ...
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Scientists plan resurrection of Tasmanian tiger, animal that's been extinct since 1936

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...
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The Earth’s Worst-Ever Extinction Event Wiped Out 90% of All Animal Species

Everyone knows that dinosaurs are extinct, and most people have some idea about how it might have occurred. But the exact periods in history when it happened are less well known. Was it a single ...

Australia has some new marsupial species—but they're already extinct

The first is what we generally call a woylie: Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi, a living species found in Western Australia. The ...
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An Artist Honors Extinct Plants and Animals at New York’s Swiss Institute

In an East Village gallery, K Allado-McDowell has created an audiovisual tribute to species we have lost as a rehearsal for a proposed physical monument. By Keridwen Cornelius When K Allado-McDowell ...