Extinct Animals Found Alive 2018
More may be doomed.
Extinct animals found alive 2018. Theres little question that humanitys continued exploitation of wild animals and the depletion of their habitats have left many species either clinging to existence or at worst extinct. The Imperial Woodpecker. There is no other supposedly surviving creature larger or more formidable than the majestic Woolly Mammoth.
Northern white rhinos inhabited parts of Central African Republic Chad the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sudan and Uganda and are a subspecies of white rhinoceros. The eastern Cougars were unofficially deemed extinct by a US Fish and Wildlife Service Evaluation in 2011 but they were officially removed from the endangered species list and declared extinct in 2018. It is officially listed as critically endangered possibly extinct because a lot of its habitat was destroyed by humans.
Its official rediscovery came in early 2019 after a five-day expedition during which a single female was found in a termite nest where the species typically burrows and nests 8 feet off the ground. I keep finding extinct species too and so far it seems like I might not be able to complete a planets fauna list because of it. 2018 also saw species that may go extinct at any moment.
Since then the all-star species was feared extinct until two specimens popped up on Ebay in 2018 one of which sold for over 9000. The Imperial Woodpecker may actually still be alive but hasnt been seen in more than 50 years. The Zanzibar Leopard.
Extinct or Alive is an American wildlife documentary television programme produced for Animal Planet by Hot Snakes Media of New York City the United States. Patrick Pleulpicture alliance via Getty Images. A type of cougar that was declared extinct back in 2011.
Only a few dozen captive Spixs macaws are alive. Around 100 birds still exist in captivity. The rediscovered reptile is just one of many lost animals to be found in recent years.