Extinct Animals In The World 2018
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.
Extinct animals in the world 2018. As no species had been seen from 1890 many people believed it was extinct but three species were captured from 1974 to 1975. The Spixs macaw made famous by the movie Rio were declared extinct in the wild 2018. In 1914 just 48 years later Martha the worlds last passenger pigeon was laid to rest.
Due to deforestation and uncontrolled hunting in the next twenty years this species may no longer exist. Rarest Animal in the World - Endangered Species 2018 Documentary - YouTube. The Sumatran elephant is on the verge of extinction and is considered one of the most endangered species in the entire animal kingdom.
Extinct Animals In The World 2018. Our planet is now in the midst of its sixth mass extinction of plants and animals the sixth wave of extinctions in the past half-billion years. 2018 was the year the eastern cougar was officially declared extinct likely 80 years after the last one was killed in Maine.
When the last male died there in 2018 the scientific community deemed them recently extinct animals. Ever wondered about the 10 oldest civilizations of the world. Of note is the vaquita the dolphin-like porpoise that lives in the Sea of Cortez.
An additional species of bird that reached the verge of extinction in 2018 is the Spixs macaw which was declared extinct in the wild and now only a few captive Spixs macaws are alive. 2018 also saw species that may go extinct at any moment. Northern white rhinos inhabited parts of Central African Republic Chad the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sudan and Uganda and are a subspecies of white rhinoceros.
The West Virginian woodland bison Arizonas Merriams Elk the Rocky Mountain grasshopper Passenger pigeon and Puerto Ricos Culebra parrot are all animals of the past now. 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. There are 19 animals on the World Wildlife Funds WWF critically endangered list including three species of rhino seven primates and four big cats.