Extinct Wildlife
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The Bramble Cay Melomys: A Species on the Brink
Scientific name: Melomys rubicola Date of extinction: 2016 The Bramble Cay melomys, scientifically known as Melomys rubicola, was a small rodent species that inhabited a tiny coral cay in the Torres Strait,…
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Exploring the Enigmatic: Origin and Facts About the Alagoas Foliage-gleaner
Scientific name: Philydor novaesi Date of extinction: 2019 The Alagoas Foliage-gleaner (Philydor novaesi) is a bird species that captivates not only ornithologists but also conservationists due to its mysterious nature and critically…
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Unveiling the Mystery of the Cryptic Treehunter: Origin and Facts
Scientific name: Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti Date of extinction: 2019 The cryptic treehunter, a small brown bird, was only discovered in 2014 but may have gone extinct before the paper first describing it was even published.…
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The Golden Toad: A Tragic Tale of Extinction and Hope
Scientific name: Incilius periglenes Date of extinction: 2019 Many amphibians living in forests usually have impressions on their colorful but toxic skin. Yet, under the big threat of habitat loss and global…
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The Little Dodo Bird
The little dodo birds goes by other names as well, including the tooth-billed pigeon, and in it’s native Samoa, the Manumea bird. Although just 12 inches (31 cm) in length,…
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Eastern Cougar Declared Extinct
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service today announced its conclusion that the Eastern cougar, or mountain lion, no longer exists. The negative conclusion of a five-year USFWS survey of the…
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Why Cloning Won’t Save Endangered Animals
There is no denying that an international scientific team’s recently announced plans to clone a woolly mammoth inspire a justifiable amount of excitement. After all, no one’s ever seen a…
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