Extinct Animals In The World 2018
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Extinct animals in the world 2018. Three bird species went extinct last year scientists said two of which are songbirds from northeastern Brazil. 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. 2018 was the year the eastern cougar was officially declared extinct likely 80 years after the last one was killed in Maine.
In the past centuries about 1000 species have become extinct. 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. Rarest Animal in the World - Endangered Species 2018 Documentary - YouTube.
Kihansi spray toad listed extinct in the wild since 2009 Northern white rhinoceros possibly extinct in the wild. 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. Around 100 birds still exist in captivity.
The United States holds the dubious record as the worlds worst offender. Sudan the last male northern white rhino left in the world died. Theres little question that humanitys continued exploitation of wild animals and the depletion of their habitats have left many species either clinging to existence or at worst extinct.
Due to deforestation and uncontrolled hunting in the next twenty years this species may no longer exist. While the last remaining male died in 2018. Its frightening but true.
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. Australias unique reptiles have been emphasised as particularly vulnerable with 7 per cent threatened with extinction. 2018 also saw species that may go extinct at any moment.