Are ostriches extinct?

No, they are not. Their conservation status is “least concern.” They have a large range and a large (though slowly declining) wild breeding population. Ostriches are also raised commercially for their feathers, meat, and skins, which make a strong leather. read more

In China, ostriches are known to have become extinct only around or even after the end of the last ice age; images of ostriches have been found there on prehistoric pottery and petroglyphs. Ostriches have co-existed with another lineage of flightless didactyl birds, the eogruids. read more

In the 18th century, ostrich feathers were so popular in ladies’ fashion that the ostrich disappeared from all of North Africa. If not for ostrich farming, which began in 1838, the ostrich would probably be extinct. read more

The Arabian ostrich or Syrian ostrich is an extinct subspecies of the ostrich that lived on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Near East until the mid-20th century. read more