Extinct Animals In The World 2018
The plains bison Bison bison once numbered about 60 million heads.
Extinct animals in the world 2018. Guam kingfisher listed extinct in the wild since 1986 Hawaiian crow or ʻalalā last seen in 2002 listed as extinct in the wild since 2004 Small groups have since been released in 2017 and 2018. As no species had been seen from 1890 many people believed it was extinct but three species were captured from 1974 to 1975. The Cryptic Treehunter Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti and Alagoas Foliage-gleaner.
Rarest Animal in the World - Endangered Species 2018 Documentary - YouTube. Todays extinctions are happening 100 to 1000 times faster than the. The United States holds the dubious record as the worlds worst offender.
In 1914 just 48 years later Martha the worlds last passenger pigeon was laid to rest. One of the most famous birds to be declared extinct in 2018 was the Spixs Macaw a blue parrot found in Brazil that shot to fame after the release of Rio in 2011. Its frightening but true.
Australias unique reptiles have been emphasised as particularly vulnerable with 7 per cent threatened with extinction. In the past centuries about 1000 species have become extinct. Species extinction is a serious problem today and while the world is trying to prevent this from occurring we cant prevent it at the speed its happening.
Sudan the last male northern white rhino left in the world died. The South China tiger which has not been seen in the wild for more than 25 years and is considered functionally extinct is top of the list. The Sumatran elephant is on the verge of extinction and is considered one of the most endangered species in the entire animal kingdom.
This species was wiped out in the wild because of deforestation and other factors such as the creation of a dam and trapping for wild trade. 2018 was the year the eastern cougar was officially declared extinct likely 80 years after the last one was killed in Maine. Patrick Pleulpicture alliance via Getty Images.