Extinct

It appears to have been wiped out by pollution, development and illegal mining by “sand mafias.” Will other plants soon follow?

The Bramble Cay melomys, a tiny island rodent, was wiped out by sea-level rise, according to the government of Australia.

Carcharhinus obsolerus (that’s Latin for “extinct”) swam in the waters of the western Pacific, but it hasn’t been seen in 80-plus years.

The death of a snail named George on New Year’s Day marked the extinction of his species. Saving the rest of Hawaii’s unique snails is a race against time — but not one without hope.

Climate change and the extinction crisis resonated with our readers this year — as did steps toward solving these problems.

A newly discovered plant genus could be wiped out by dams and mining. Could giving it a name save it from extinction?

Researchers have identified a new tree species in Cameroon, but it only grew in a landscape that has now been destroyed by agriculture.

The extinction of the Christmas Island flea — and the current risk to other parasites — shows a major gap in conservation efforts.

“In the event of my imminent extinction, I hereby authorize the following as a testament of my wishes...”

This small, flightless bird, native to an atoll in the Pacific, went extinct as a direct result of World War II.