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Types of Extinction

Amur Leopard
Amur Leopard

The Amur leopard is one of the world's most endangered cats with an estimated remaining wild population of 30-40 in Russia and China. The Amur leopard is one of the world's most endangered cats with an estimated remaining wild population of 30-40 in Russia and China.

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Black-Footed Ferret
Black-Footed Ferret

Once thought to be globally extinct, black-footed ferrets are making a comeback. For the last thirty years, concerted efforts from many state and federal agencies, zoos, Native American tribes, conservation organizations and private landowners have given black-footed ferrets a second chance for survival.

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Darwin's Fox
Darwin's Fox

Learn more about the Darwin’s fox - with amazing Darwin’s fox videos, photos and facts on Arkive Discovered by Charles Darwin during his voyage aboard the Beagle, Darwin’s fox is one of the smallest fox species in the world, with a stout frame, elongated body and short legs.

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Dodo
Dodo

The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also extinct Rodrigues solitaire, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae of the family of pigeons and doves.

Giant Otter
Giant Otter

GIANT OTTER AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. The giant otter is the South American cousin to the sea and river otters of North America, as well as those of Europe and Africa. The giant otter can grow to more than 6 feet (2 meters) long and 70 pounds (32 kg), nearly twice as large as its American counterparts.

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Ili Pika
Ili Pika

Native to the Xinjiang region of China, there are only 1,000 of these tiny, cute creatures, known as the Ili pika, left. The species was photographed for the first time in more than 20 years on July 9, 2014.

source: cnn.com
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Passenger Pigeon
Passenger Pigeon

The most controversial effort inspired by the extinction is a plan to bring the passenger pigeon back to life. In 2012 Long Now Foundation president Stewart Brand (a futurist best known for creating the Whole Earth Catalog) and genetics entrepreneur Ryan Phelan cofounded Revive & Restore, a project that plans to use the tools of molecular biology to resurrect extinct animals.

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PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE
PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE

Przewalski’s horse is known to have the highest diploid chromosome number among all equine species. Przewalski’s horse can interbreed with the domestic horse and produce fertile offspring (65 chromosomes). Population. Every Przewalski horse presently living is descended from 9 of the 13 horses captured in 1945.

Pyrenean Ibex
Pyrenean Ibex

Extinction. The Pyrenean ibex was one of four subspecies of the Iberian ibex. The first to become extinct was the Portuguese ibex (Capra pyrenaica lusitanica) in 1892. The Pyrenean ibex was the second, with the last individual, a female called Celia, found dead in 2000.

Quagga
Quagga

The quagga (/ ˈ k w ɑː x ɑː / or / ˈ k w æ ɡ ə /) (Equus quagga quagga) is an extinct subspecies of plains zebra that lived in South Africa until the 19th century. It was long thought to be a distinct species, but genetic studies have shown it to be the southernmost subspecies of plains zebra.

Steller's sea cow
Steller's sea cow

Steller's sea cow was a direct descendant of the Cuesta sea cow (H. cuestae), an extinct tropical sea cow that lived off the coast of western North America, particularly California. The Cuesta sea cow is thought to have become extinct due to the onset of the Quaternary glaciation and the subsequent cooling of the oceans.

Sumatran Rhinoceros
Sumatran Rhinoceros

The Sumatran rhino is now considered extinct in the wild in the Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, according to a new study. The Sumatran rhino is now considered extinct in the wild in the Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, according to a new study.

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Tasmanian Tiger
Tasmanian Tiger

One of Australia’s most fabled species, the Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, went extinct on the continent’s mainland around 2000 years ago. A small population of thylacines persisted on Tasmania when Europeans arrived in Australia.

THE AMERICAN ALLIGATOR
THE AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

American Alligators were once on the endangered species list. Today, more than one million alligators can be found throughout Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia. Through a number of different conservation efforts, the American alligator thrives once again today.

The Bornean Orangutan
The Bornean Orangutan

Bornean orangutan populations have declined by more than 50% over the past 60 years, and the species' habitat has been reduced by at least 55% over the past 20 years. The Bornean orangutan differs in appearance from the Sumatran orangutan, with a broader face and shorter beard and also slightly darker in color.

THE GOLDEN MONKEY
THE GOLDEN MONKEY

The Golden snub-nosed monkey is a species of ‘old world monkey’ (those native to Africa and Asia) endemic to western-central China. It is covered in long, thick fur, allowing it to withstand colder temperatures than other non-human primates, and adapted for the snowy, mountainous forests it inhabits at about 3000 metres above sea level.

THE GRIZZLY BEAR
THE GRIZZLY BEAR

Grizzly bears have been in the news because the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service removed them from protection of the Endangered Species Act within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The Yellowstone population of grizzly bears was designated, or listed, as threatened with extinction in 1975.

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THE ISLAND FOX
THE ISLAND FOX

The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox that is native to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. There are six subspecies, each unique to the island it lives on, reflecting its evolutionary history.

THE SIBERIAN TIGER
THE SIBERIAN TIGER

the siberian tiger It is estimated the wild population of Siberian tigers at around 350-450 tigers. Almost all wild Siberian tigers live the Southeast corner of Russia in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range east of the Amur River.

THE WHITE RHINO
THE WHITE RHINO

The white rhino is the second largest land mammal and is relatively unaggressive which is why poaching for its horn is the main threat. Support WWF's efforts to disrupt the illegal trade and protect vulnerable species and their habitats.

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THE WOOD STORK
THE WOOD STORK

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife may upgrade the wood stork's status from "endangered" to "threatened." But some environmentalists and the Audubon Society says that in south Florida, the bird's population is still a long way from reaching a full recovery.

source: npr.org
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Western Black Rhinoceros
Western Black Rhinoceros

How the Western Black Rhino Went Extinct Oh what a difference a century makes. At the beginning of the 20th century, an estimated one million black rhinoceroses from four different subspecies roamed the savannas of Africa.

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White-Rumped Vulture
White-Rumped Vulture

The White-Rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000, as the population severely declined. White-rumped vultures die of renal failure caused by diclofenac poisoning.

Woolly Mammoth
Woolly Mammoth

Woolly mammoth’s roamed the Earth tens of thousands of years ago, leading lives similar – but colder - to modern-day elephants, of whom the Asian Elephant is the closest living descendant. The woolly mammoth was a commonly found animal during the last ice age, if the fossil record is to be believed. Mammoth fossils have been discovered on every continent except Australia and South America.