Extinct Wildlife
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The Bison Saved From Extinction
Along with the white rhino, the American bison, or buffalo, was one of the first species in the world to arouse actual, concrete human concern over its looming extinction. Prior…
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White Rhino Saved From Extinction
Africa’s southern white rhinoceros was discovered in the early 1800s, and by 1892, a mere 75 years later, it was already thought to have gone extinct. The white rhino’s near…
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Facts on Chimpanzees
Chimps are not monkeys; they are apes, a group of advanced primates that also includes gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons. Scientists still have not decided whether bonobos constitute a distinct fifth…
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Animals That Are Extinct
First, there is actually a little good news about extinction over the past century or so: Although hundreds of animals, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and insects, have been wiped…
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Eastern Cougar Declared Extinct
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service today announced its conclusion that the Eastern cougar, or mountain lion, no longer exists. The negative conclusion of a five-year USFWS survey of the…
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Why Cloning Won’t Save Endangered Animals
There is no denying that an international scientific team’s recently announced plans to clone a woolly mammoth inspire a justifiable amount of excitement. After all, no one’s ever seen a…
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Ancient Wildlife Art in France
When the first modern humans arrived in Europe, they encountered a pristine continent that teemed with wildlife every bit as varied and abundant as the array of creatures then extant…
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