17 Recently Extinct Animals

17 recently extinct animals 17 going going gone first discovered in 1966 the golden toad has the most distinct bright orange color you would generally find them in Costa Rica in the tropical forests they were very active in 1987 until very erratic weather hit and their pools dried up scientists believe there were around 30,000 toads and less than 30 survived the last remaining frog was seen in 1989 and never ever spotted again 16 extinction is forever and its soul-destroying knowing that so many beautiful animals that used to exist are no longer around because of the destruction caused by humans this one is a rare case where it was not the actions of humans but rather an aviation malaria that caused the demise of the Hawaiian crow it was 2002 that the last birds in the wild were ever recorded 15 the blame game there's a lot of finger-pointing when it comes to the reasons behind why animals are going extinct and amongst the stunning creatures to be believed to no longer exists is the Holdrege his toad you used to be able to find so many of them in the rainforests of Costa Rica but they were declared extinct in 2004 some sites have now documented the toad on the critically endangered list and the dwindling numbers are blamed on climate change and an amphibian disease 14 every picture tells a story and what you're looking at is the Pyrenean ibex amazing story behind this animal is that it's the first animal to be brought back to life through cloning sadly it only survived for 7 minutes but it's still phenomenal to consider you would find these beauties in the mountains of Andorra Spain and France and in 1981 there were only 30 in existence in 2000 the less naturally born one died after a tree fell on top of her 13 miss me when I'm gone this is the yellow truck grieve a bird also known as the rusty creep and was officially declared extinct in 2010 scientists weren't keen to declare it extinct because the area they usually come from in Madagascar is so remote that it was impossible to comb the entire area to find out they were hopeful there were still some but unfortunately the last sighting was in 1982 habitat destruction is thought to be a factor in their demise and only one real photo exists of one of these groups in the wild 12 count them while you can the Spix's macaw is not entirely gone just yet but you will have no chance of ever finding one in the wild there are less than 50 in captivity and the only reason why it hasn't been classed as extinct in the wild is because the area where they're from in Brazil has not been entirely surveyed in 1987 the last three birds were captured for trade purposes and one more bird was found in 1990 they tried to pair him with a female but she sadly flew into a powerline and was killed besides hunting trapping and destruction of their natural habitat killer bees have also played a part in their passing 11 plenty of fish in the sea you would think that but when you hear of how many species are wiped out it's very sad this little Tecopa pupfish was common in the Mojave Desert in the US and was first discovered in 1948 most of these fish lived in the outflows of the north and south to Copa Springs their numbers started dwindling when canals and bath houses were introduced in the 40s when the springs became more popular trailer parks and hotels were built which caused further destruction 1981 was the last time one was ever seen 10 not for sale it seems the fight against rhino poaching is getting more and more difficult it won't be long before we are showing our children images of all rhinos trying to explain these beautiful creatures already the rarest of the rhinos the West African black rhinoceros is officially extinct you used to find hundreds of them in Africa and now none not even in captivity 9 when you're dead you're dead there's no coming back it was 2012 that the very last Pinta island tortoise sadly passed away this is totally blamed on humans and their hunting apparently they were hunted for food during the 19th century and when goats were introduced on the island in the 50s the tortoises natural habitat was ruined people tried to conserve the tortoise but their efforts failed and they were left with just one lonesome George made it with others but their eggs were never fertile he died in 2012 ate forever in our memory these sands of our leopards were found mostly in the Tanzania state of Australia they were excellent predators and people were actually afraid of them it was believed that witches would use the leopards to go and harass or harm the villagers and the leopards became demonized they were hunted intensely and by 1997 considered extinct 7 it's finally official considering this Caribbean monk seal was only declared extinct in 2008 you may be surprised to have never seen one before that's probably because the last time one was actually seen alive was in 1952 scientists were once again reluctant to call it and were hoping to find more they were hunted excessively for their blubber during the 17 and 1800's this seal had a nasal night which is now also extinct 6 picture-perfect and that's the only way this ivory-billed woodpecker will ever be because you can never ever see one in real life again major habitat loss is the main reason why they're no longer around and some sites report the last official sighting to be in 1940 at one stage there was a reward of $10,000 for anyone with information on these birds but no one came forward with anything 5 done but not forgotten the Bhaiji dolphin also known as the Yangtze River Dolphin was still recently listed on the critically endangered list but it's now Ben said they were officially extinct scientists traveled up and down the river for 2,000 miles using underwater microphones and optical instruments to detect the dolphin there was thought to be a sighting in 2002 but it wasn't conclusive the demise of this beautiful dolphin is blamed on overfishing pollution poaching habitat loss and excessive boat traffic for another one gone the black-faced honeycreeper was in native burden Hawaii but partly thanks to the introduction of animals like pigs cats and rats havoc was wreaked on the ecosystem over the past few centuries that's the reason given for the demise of this bird the last one known to man died in 2004 and none have been seen since 3 no longer in flight this beautiful animal is the Madeira in large white with the purest white wings and black tips sadly the last one collected was in 1977 and although search for extensively in the 80s and 90s never found it's thought to be the result of a virus and has officially been declared extinct - good as gone this salminen fish is called the black fin Cisco and they used to be plentiful in the great lakes its dwindling population is because of overfishing and the invasion of species like the rainbow smelt the alewife and a type of sea lamprey they have been considered extinct since 1996 and the last one seen was in Lake Michigan in 1969 however there was one thought to be seen in 2006 so who knows perhaps there are more one never coming back our last extinct animal on our list is from Australia it's the lesser stick nest rat and it used to make the most incredible nests using sticks with some reaching as high as 9 feet it's been said they tasted pretty good and they were quite trusting of humans which didn't help the little guy at all they were less documented on film in 1933 but in 1970 there was also a trusted sighting you

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Length: 8min 10sec (490 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 19 2016