Extinct

But here’s the good news: New research finds it was actually six different species, and five still exist — for now.

New books this month tackle tough issues related to climate change, extinction, Indigenous sovereignty, ocean conservation and a whole lot more.

The IUCN just declared an African monkey known as Miss Waldron’s red colobus “possibly extinct.” Other species could be quick to follow, conservationists warn.

Photographer Marc Schlossman explores the collection of the Field Museum to showcase endangered and extinct species and tell their fascinating stories.

The Victorian grasslands earless dragon hasn’t been observed for 50 years, but conservationists haven’t given up hope yet.

The extinction crisis threatens life all over the planet, but scientists are cautious about declaring a species extinct too quickly.

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.