Extinct

This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.

These weasel-like small cats haven’t been documented in the country since 1986. A new study suggests it’s time to reintroduce them.

A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?

Including one we forget far too often.

A new book digs through dark caves and historical documents to tell the story of the now-extinct giant short-faced bear, which disappeared around the time of the mammoths.

The loss of biodiversity around the planet comes with very human costs, I tell the hosts of The Silent Why podcast.

The cliff-growing Brighamia insignis was pronounced extinct in the wild in 2020, but it persists thanks to the hard work of botanical gardens and other collections.

This year scientists identified birds, lizards, orchids and other species that have been lost. How many more will follow?

Are you angry about the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species? Good. Use it.

These golden jewels have vanished from Panama’s streams, but there’s still hope for the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.