Tag: extinct

January 10, 2026 at 12:55 pm

Marine Heatwave Leads To The Extinction Of Two Critically Endangered Species Of Floridian Coral

Bleached corals in Florida

Hopefully one day we might restore these vital marine colonies.

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January 5, 2026 at 12:55 pm

What Was The Largest Animal Ever To Walk In North America, And Just How Big Was It?

Alamosaurus head

It’s part of the group called titanosaurs.

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January 5, 2026 at 9:48 am

Latest Report From The IUCN Declares Several Species Of Animals Officially Extinct, But It Isn’t All Bad News

Slender-Billed Curlew

Protecting animals is in everyone’s best interest.

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December 26, 2025 at 12:55 pm

The Spix’s Macaw Is Extinct In The Wild And One Of The Most Endangered Species On The Planet, But A Recently Hatched Chick Gives Hope To Conservationists

Spix’s macaw

This chick may help to save the species.

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November 23, 2025 at 3:55 pm

“Tropical Mammoth” Fossils Found In Mexico, But Some Researchers Say They Should Be Classified As An Entirely New Species

Mammoth skeleton

How does a new species get declared?

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October 11, 2025 at 12:55 pm

The World’s Smallest Primate, Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemur, May Be Extinct According To Worried Conservationists

Lemur in tree

This tiny primate may be the first lemur species to go extinct in the 21st century.

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August 15, 2025 at 9:49 am

New Study Identifies Mysterious Fossils As The Elasmosaurus, An Entirely New Species Of Sea Monster That Lived 85-Million Years Ago

Two elasmosaurus swimming

This sea monster attacked its prey from above.

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June 16, 2025 at 3:48 pm

A Storm Revealed Mysterious Footprints On A New Zealand Beach, Leaving Researchers In A Race Against Time To Preserve Vital Evidence Of The Country’s Massive, Long-Lost Bird

Moa footprints in sandstone

The particular species of Moa has yet to be identified.

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December 25, 2024 at 9:49 am

New Paper Declares The Slender-Billed Curlew Extinct, Which Is The First Known Bird From Mainland Europe, Asia, And North Africa To Become Extinct Due To Human Activity

Source: Shutterstock

It is sad how many animals are extinct because of humans. 

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September 13, 2024 at 12:48 pm

Rare Florida Cactus Is Extinct In The Wild Thanks To Climate Change

Source: YouTube/Sonder Report

Researchers collected stem fragments in 2016, but the attempt to save the population failed.

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