Some of us can even rattle off the more famous species that went extinct in recent centuries like the passenger pigeon whose last individual a bird named Martha died in captivity in 1914 or the dodo bird already extinct by 1681. The Spixs macaw is a recently extinct animal from near the Rio São Francisco in Bahia Brazil.
The rhino was named Iman and she died due to cancer.
Animals that recently went extinct. Schomburgk was the British consul to Bangkok in the mid-1860s. Fortunately experts have documented about 160 Spixs macaws in captivity. Unfortunately this lead to their demise and labels the species as the only seal to go extinct from human causes Sea Mink.
The last Sumatran rhino in Malaysia passed away in November 2019 making the extremely rare species locally extinct. New York State Museum The sea mink Neovison macrodon once lived along the coasts of Maine and New Brunswick but was prized for its fur and was hunted to extinction in the second half of the 19th century. With the death of the last known Pinta Tortoise Lonesome George in captivity since 1972 in June 2012 the species went extinct.
On World Wildlife Day 2020 here are 7 wildlife species that went extinct in 2019. Some of the most famous extinct animals of recent times have been birds--but for every Passenger Pigeon or Dodo theres a much bigger and much lesser-known casualties like the Elephant Bird or the Eastern Moa and many other species remain endangered to this day. The bird is recognized as being extinct at least for its wild populations.
Once one of the most populous birds in North America passenger pigeons could fly as fast as 60 mph according to the Audubon Society. Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola Last seen in 2009 when rising oceans lapped at its tiny islet habitat the melomys was officially declared extinct in 2019 making it the first mammal extinction caused by climate change and sea-level rise. As recently as around 200 years ago they werent anywhere near extinction.
In 2019 the bird known as the Little Blue Macaw because of its vibrant blue feathers was declared extinct in the wild. Recently Extinct Game Animal 1 - Schomburgks Deer FunkMonkWikimedia CommonsCC 20 You wouldnt know it from its name but Schomburgks Deer Rucervus schomburgki was actually native to Thailand Robert H. The Tecopa pupfish a native of the hot springs of the Mojave Desert has the distinction of being the first animal declared extinct under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
The bird is among the tiniest of all macaws with adults weighing about 11 ounces. However rampant deforestation destroyed the macaws habitat which led to the decline in the population of the Spixs macaw. Scelotes guentheri Günthers dwarf burrowing skink A rather large reptile belonging to the skink family it hasnt been observed in over 150 years and was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2017.
The macaw was found in the forests of northeastern Brazil. In 2019 the hen is generally known as the Little Blue Macaw due to its vibrant blue feathers was declared extinct within the wild. A recent expedition from 2000 to 2004 yielded not a single sign of the animal and most hunters in the area when questioned acknowledged that the last time they may have seen the animal was as far back as 1989.
It likely went extinct because of invasive species as officialised by the IUCN in 2019. In fact they were actually the most common bird in North America and some reports counted single flocks numbering in. The Formosan Clouded Leopard is a majestic-looking big cat that was hunted to extinction officially recognized just half a decade ago.
Their numbers were wiped out after Europeans arrived and. The Spixs macaw is a just lately extinct animal from close to the Rio São Francisco in Bahia Brazil. The story of the Passenger Pigeon is one of the most tragic extinction stories in modern times.
It was declared extinct in the wild in 2019 but there are currently around 160 of these parrots in. The Spixs macaw Cyanopsitta spixii endemic to Brazil was last seen in the wild in 2016. Whether from hunting loss of habitat climate change or all three these animals went extinct in the wild -- but reintroduction programs are restoring them to their natural habitats.
Fortunately consultants have documented about 160 Spixs macaws in captivity. West African black rhinoceros The West African black rhinoceros was declared extinct in 2011.
