Extinct Animals In The World 2018
Kihansi spray toad listed extinct in the wild since 2009 Northern white rhinoceros possibly extinct in the wild.
Extinct animals in the world 2018. Species extinction is a serious problem today and while the world is trying to prevent this from occurring we cant prevent it at the speed its happening. In 2018 three bird species that were thought to have potentially gone extinct were deemed officially gone forever. In the past centuries about 1000 species have become extinct.
The plains bison Bison bison once numbered about 60 million heads. This species was wiped out in the wild because of deforestation and other factors such as the creation of a dam and trapping for wild trade. When the last male died there in 2018 the scientific community deemed them recently extinct animals.
Due to excessive commercial hunting one of the planets most common birds was declared extinct. The South China tiger which has not been seen in the wild for more than 25 years and is considered functionally extinct is top of the list. Its frightening but true.
One of the most famous birds to be declared extinct in 2018 was the Spixs Macaw a blue parrot found in Brazil that shot to fame after the release of Rio in 2011. Of note is the vaquita the dolphin-like porpoise that lives in the Sea of Cortez. Around 100 birds still exist in captivity.
While the last remaining male died in 2018. 2018 was the year the eastern cougar was officially declared extinct likely 80 years after the last one was killed in Maine. Guam kingfisher listed extinct in the wild since 1986 Hawaiian crow or ʻalalā last seen in 2002 listed as extinct in the wild since 2004 Small groups have since been released in 2017 and 2018.
The United States holds the dubious record as the worlds worst offender. Rarest Animal in the World - Endangered Species 2018 Documentary - YouTube. With the end of 2018 comes the near-certain reality that some critters after millions of years of existence on Earth are gone for good.