Extinct Animals In The World 2018
Due to deforestation and uncontrolled hunting in the next twenty years this species may no longer exist.
Extinct animals in the world 2018. With the end of 2018 comes the near-certain reality that some critters after millions of years of existence on Earth are gone for good. Australias unique reptiles have been emphasised as particularly vulnerable with 7 per cent threatened with extinction. Theres little question that humanitys continued exploitation of wild animals and the depletion of their habitats have left many species either clinging to existence or at worst extinct.
The West Virginian woodland bison Arizonas Merriams Elk the Rocky Mountain grasshopper Passenger pigeon and Puerto Ricos Culebra parrot are all animals of the past now. Rarest Animal in the World - Endangered Species 2018 Documentary - YouTube. The Cryptic Treehunter Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti and Alagoas Foliage-gleaner.
The Spixs macaw made famous by the movie Rio were declared extinct in the wild 2018. The United States holds the dubious record as the worlds worst offender. 2018 also saw species that may go extinct at any moment.
Northern white rhinos inhabited parts of Central African Republic Chad the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sudan and Uganda and are a subspecies of white rhinoceros. An additional species of bird that reached the verge of extinction in 2018 is the Spixs macaw which was declared extinct in the wild and now only a few captive Spixs macaws are alive. When the last male died there in 2018 the scientific community deemed them recently extinct animals.
Some of the most famous extinct animals of recent times have been birds--but for every Passenger Pigeon or Dodo theres a much bigger and much lesser-known casualties like the Elephant Bird or the Eastern Moa and many other species remain endangered to this day. Guam kingfisher listed extinct in the wild since 1986 Hawaiian crow or ʻalalā last seen in 2002 listed as extinct in the wild since 2004 Small groups have since been released in 2017 and 2018. Around 100 birds still exist in captivity.
The South China tiger which has not been seen in the wild for more than 25 years and is considered functionally extinct is top of the list. There are 19 animals on the World Wildlife Funds WWF critically endangered list including three species of rhino seven primates and four big cats. Patrick Pleulpicture alliance via Getty Images.