Extinct Animals That Have Came Back
The last wild one was shot in 1870 and the last in captivity died in 1883.
Extinct animals that have came back. While animals and plants have always come and gone we have seen a huge increase in the number of vertebrate animals that have disappeared since the 16th centuryalmost all because of human-related changes such as loss of habitat or over-hunting. This extinct species of plains Zebra the Quagga once lived in South Africa. After falling extinct due to hunting climate change and loss of habitat it is surprising when species resurface.
The Quagga Project started in 1987 is an attempt to bring them back from extinction. They were a vital food source for the Amerindians for many years. The Puerto-Rican hutia is an extinct species of rodent once found in the Dominican Republic Haiti and Puerto Rico.
In preparation for de-extinction The Long Now Foundation has listed several species that meet the criteria for coming back to life including the below. Before there were cattle as we know them today there were aurochs which were cowlike creatures bigger than elephants. If playback doesnt begin shortly try.
However by 1620 the excessively hunted bird was no longer seen and was presumed extinct. Meet the dodo thylacine great auk and more recently extinct animals United Kingdom. It was declared extinct a decade ago but scientists claimed to spot one in the river late last year.
Discover our list of extinct animals eight special species wiped out since the 1500s. These animal species range from tiny mice to miniature marsupials pygmy elephants several insects a range of birds and many others. The San Quintin kangaroo rat was declared critically endangered possibly extinct in 1994 it hadnt been spotted for 30 years when scientists came across the little rodent in the Valle Tranquilo Nature Preserve in Baja California Mexico.
Now with climate change more species than ever face the threat of extinction. The colorful takahē a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand was thought extinct for fifty years before being rediscovered. The wildlife conservation scientists have put forward a list of nine wildlife species in their global conversation program that are recovering and brought back from the brink.