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6 Confirmed Extinctions in 2025, According to IUCN

In 2025, the IUCN Red List officially declared several animal and plant species extinct, highlighting global biodiversity ...
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These 23 Animals Have Gone Extinct in the Past 150 Years

In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or ...
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A venomous viper, ‘psychedelic’ tarantula and a fish shaped like a guitar are on the brink of extinction, say experts

Conservation charity Fauna & Flora has released its 2026 Species to Watch list, which spotlights some of the most endangered ...
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32 Animals That Sadly Went Extinct And Why

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...
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Can we really resurrect extinct animals, or are we just creating hi-tech lookalikes?

From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the charge, has made ...
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Meet 4 ‘Extinct’ Animals That Were Miraculously Rediscovered (Hint: One Was An Ancient Fish Found In A Fishing Net In 1938)

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...
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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, ...