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Shocking Photos Reveal Rare Flat-Headed Cat Deemed ‘Possibly Extinct’ Has Returned After 29 Years
December 26, 2025
Conservationists in Thailand are celebrating a surprising discovery.On Dec. 25,  Panthera, a global wild cat conservation organization, announced that the endangered flat-headed cat has returned to southern Thailand for...
Fact Check: The northern white rhino is likely to be extinct in the wild. However, not all hope is lost
June 22, 2025
Claim:As of June 2025, the northern white rhinoceros was extinct after the last rhinoceros died.Rating:Rating: MixtureWhat's True:Northern white rhinoceroses were feared extinct in the wild in 2008. In 2018,...
Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct
April 8, 2025
PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years.The...
Fish Declared Extinct in the 1980s Is ‘Back from the Brink’ with Over 200 Released into the Wild
February 24, 2025
A fish previously declared extinct has been released back into the wild in Australia.The olive perchlet, a small oval-shaped fish with large eyes, was considered extinct in Victoria, Australia,...
This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it’s back, and humans must help it migrate for winter
August 25, 2024
PATERZELL, Germany (AP) — How do you teach a bird how, and where, to fly?The distinctive Northern Bald Ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived...