Extinct Species

Mexican Grizzly Bear Was Last Seen In 1964

The Mexican Grizzly Bear, a subspecies of the Brown Bear, has been extinct for nearly 50 years. The Conquistadors who arrived in the area in the 16th century were the first Europea Read More

Extinct Species

The Mysterious Golden Toad

The Golden toad was the most brilliantly colored toads. It has been listed as an extinct species. It lived on a single mountain in Costa Rica. Climate change altered its breedin Read More

Extinct Species

Western Black Rhino

The Western Black Rhino faced insurmountable odds against poachers and dwindled to less than ten members before disappearing entirely. They are now extinct. Read More

Extinct Species

Pyrenean Ibex

Massive hunting decimated the Pyrenean Ibex, and by the later part of the 19th century the species had less than a hundred members left. The Ibex never recovered, and in January of Read More

Extinct Species

Kaua'i O'o

The delicate Kaua'i O'o was just one of the many casualties that resulted from the arrival of European ships carrying rats, pigs and mosquitoes into a defenseless Hawaiian ecology. Read More

Extinct Species

The Madeira Large White

In the humid sub-tropical forests of Portugal a majestic white butterfly once flew. In the last fifteen years however, not one has been found, leading to the Madeira Large White be Read More

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The Caribbean Monk Seal

The Caribbean monk seal is the only seal to become extinct solely because of man. This “true” seal has not been seen in over 50 years and the last 2 species of monk seal may b Read More

Extinct Species

The Southern Day Frog: Biodiversity Lost

The Southern Day Frog was one of seven frog species to disappear in Australia since 1978. His extinction was caused by a number of factors, but human beings undoubtedly played a ro Read More

Extinct Species

The Going Green Revolution is Necessary for the Human Races Survival

There is so much more to life than just wasting and leaving footprints on the earth. We need to be eco-friendly by recycling and reusing our waste products. We can all do our par Read More