Extinct Animals In The World 2018
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.
Extinct animals in the world 2018. Australias unique reptiles have been emphasised as particularly vulnerable with 7 per cent threatened with extinction. 2018 was the year the eastern cougar was officially declared extinct likely 80 years after the last one was killed in Maine. The organization BirdLife International determined that the Hawaiian poʻouli and two Brazilian songbirds the Cryptic Treehunter and the Alagoas Foliage-gleaner are all extinct as of this year.
The United States holds the dubious record as the worlds worst offender. In 2018 three bird species that were thought to have potentially gone extinct were deemed officially gone forever. Due to excessive commercial hunting one of the planets most common birds was declared extinct.
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. Of note is the vaquita the dolphin-like porpoise that lives in the Sea of Cortez. Patrick Pleulpicture alliance via Getty Images.
Extinct Animals In The World 2018. The Sumatran elephant is on the verge of extinction and is considered one of the most endangered species in the entire animal kingdom. Kihansi spray toad listed extinct in the wild since 2009 Northern white rhinoceros possibly extinct in the wild.
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. Ever wondered about the 10 oldest civilizations of the world. 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.
Around 100 birds still exist in captivity. Sudan the last male northern white rhino left in the world died. 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.