By Archisha Yadav | November 25, 2024
A subspecies of the Spanish ibex, it went extinct in 2000. Attempts to clone it failed, highlighting the challenges of de-extinction.
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This bright blue parrot from Brazil was declared extinct in the wild in 2000 due to deforestation and illegal pet trade.
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Found in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest, it was last seen in 1989. Climate change is believed to have caused its extinction.
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Known as the “Goddess of the Yangtze,” this freshwater dolphin from China was declared functionally extinct due to habitat destruction and pollution.
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The last known Pinta tortoise, Lonesome George, died in 2012, marking the end of this Galápagos species due to invasive species and habitat loss.
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Once abundant in the Caribbean, this seal became extinct in the 1950s due to overhunting for oil and fishing industry competition.
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A subspecies of the black rhino, it was declared extinct in 2011 due to poaching and habitat encroachment.
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Native to Australia and Tasmania, this carnivorous marsupial became extinct in 1936 due to overhunting and habitat loss.
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A flightless bird native to Mauritius, it was last seen in the 1600s. The dodo became extinct due to overhunting and invasive species.
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A prehistoric relative of modern elephants, the woolly mammoth disappeared thousands of years ago due to climate change and overhunting.
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