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Aug 27, 2020 · 1. Elephant shrew. The last time anyone recorded a sighting of the Somali elephant shrew was almost 50 years ago, after which, it was assumed to have become extinct. Then, in August 2020, a team of researchers and academics reported that these tiny, odd-looking creatures were alive and well.
Aug 10, 2022 · 5. ‘Rat kangaroos’ return to Australia. In Australia, an endangered mammal called the brush-tailed bettong, or woylie, has been re-introduced after disappearing more than 100 years ago. Also known as ‘ rat kangaroos,’ bettongs are about the size of a rabbit and move around with a springy hop.
Mar 3, 2022 · Overfishing, dams, boat collisions, and pollution have led to a critical decline in the species, which was declared functionally extinct — that is, their numbers are too small to support a viable breeding population — in 2006. The last confirmed sighting was in 2007.
Nov 2, 2020 · 7. Nearly 40% of plants at risk of extinction. Four in 10 (39.4%) plants are at risk of dying out, according to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report. An additional challenge is identifying them before extinction, with 1,942 new species of plants identified last year alone. 8.
Oct 31, 2014 · How zoos can save our animals. Oct 31, 2014. Today, many zoos promote the protection of biodiversity as a significant part of their mission. As conservation “arks” for endangered species and, increasingly, as leaders in field conservation projects such as the reintroduction of captive-born animals to the wild, they’re preparing to play an ...
Aug 18, 2017 · Here is New Scientist’s pick of five recently un-extinct animals. Australian night parrot. Image: ABC News. After 15 years of searching, naturalist John Young finally captured a photo of the elusive night parrot in 2013 – a century after it had last been sighted alive in 1912. Resembling an overweight budgie, the bird (pezoporus ...
Oct 11, 2021 · The process of resurrecting traits from extinct animals is commonly referred to as “de-extinction," and scientists hope to bring back the woolly mammoth to preserve the tundra. Engineering other animals and plants can help revive the ocean, protect food systems, and remove carbon from the atmosphere. There is potential for genetic engineering ...
Dec 11, 2017 · In 2003 a mountain goat kid was born in Spain, and lived for just 10 minutes. Despite its very brief life, this small mammal represented a major scientific breakthrough. It was a breed of mountain goat known as bucardo, or the Pyrenean ibex, which was once found in northern Spain. The last ever bucardo, called Celia, died in the year 2000.
Feb 21, 2024 · A UN report highlights the existential threats faced by the world’s migratory species. Almost half of migratory creatures are in decline and 20% could become extinct. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 cites biodiversity and ecosystem collapse as a major threat. Whether it’s a murmuration of starlings, herds of wildebeest ...
Feb 10, 2023 · With extinct species, we insert edited DNA into a nucleus of a reproducing cell which allows us to resurrect species in the form of hybrids between living and extinct organisms. The process of building high-quality reference genomes , biobanking cells, genome engineering, and SCNT holds boundless potential and is the science we are using at Colossal.
