23 Extinct Animals We’ve Lost in the Past 150 Years
Plus, alleged video footage of one creature that may still be roaming around an African archipelago.
In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or animal tusks. And sometimes, it’s indirect, including disruptive land development and the climate change problem.
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Still, there are things we can do to alleviate extinction rates, such as designating an area a wildlife refuge or a species as “protected,” or even creating a wildlife-friendly space in your own backyard. Here’s a gallery of extinct animals we’ve lost in the 150 years.
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