Extinct Animals Rediscovered 2020

Until 2020 the last scientific record of the lost species of Somali elephant shrew was in the 1970s despite local sightings so it was assumed that they had likely become extinct.

Extinct animals rediscovered 2020. The rediscovered reptile is just one of many lost animals to be found in recent years. Kids News has covered some of these important finds including the Vietnamese mouse-deer and Wallaces giant bee both found in 2019 and the Wondiwoi tree kangaroo found in 2018. In 2019 during an expedition to the Galapagos Galante trekked over Fernandina Island and discovered a female Fernandina Island tortoise a species that hadnt been seen for 113 years and also was classified as extinct.

Then in August 2020 a team of researchers reported that these mouse-sized creatures with distinctive elongated noses were alive and well. Extinct Endangered and Rediscovered Species. Rediscovered in 2009 after disappearing since 1949 the deer species is native to Afghanistan Pakistan Nepal and India where it makes its home in steep rocky outcrops with dense foliage far away from screaming audiences and rabid fans.

Australian government The animal was presumed extinct after the last one in captivity died in 1936. Kids News has covered some of these important finds including the Vietnamese mouse-deer and Wallaces giant bee both found in 2019 and the Wondiwoi tree kangaroo found in 2018. For example animals such as the Sumatran rhino in Malaysia have been confirmed extinct and now only about 80 species remain in the neighboring country Indonesia.

Here is the list. Then in August 2020 a team of researchers and academics reported that these tiny odd-looking creatures were alive and well. Extinct Endangered and Rediscovered Species Hardcover Illustrated Oct.

John Whitfield Author Visit Amazons John Whitfield. The Tasmanian tiger was presumed to be extinct after the last captive animal died in 1936 at the Hobart Zoo in. According to the World Economic Forum there are five animals that have been rediscovered.

Animals feared extinct are often rediscovered. The animals scientists rediscovered in 2019. Adding to its elusive nature its generally only spotted in early morning.