Golden Toad aka Monte Verde Toad (Incilius periglenes), family Bufonidae, was found in the Monteverde Cloud Forest region of northern #CostaRica
Poisonous.
EXTINCT.
The last documented sighting of this frog was in 1989. It is not clear why they went extinct.
The 2 major hypotheses for the cause of their decline and extinction are 1. Climate Change and 2. Chytrid fungus.
photos: Charles H. Smith, Michael Fogden, Andre Baertschi
via herpsandbirds
Plant Believed Extinct For 60 Years Reappears Thanks to Curious Nature Lover and iNaturalist
Rare plant thought extinct rediscovered by citizen scientist in remote Australia https://phys.org/news/2026-01-rare-thought-extinct-rediscovered-citizen.html
#Rediscovery of a presumed #extinct plant species, Ptilotus senarius (Amaranthaceae), through #iNaturalist https://connectsci.au/bt/article/74/1/BT25063/268212/Rediscovery-of-a-presumed-extinct-plant-species
"Ptilotus senarius is a small, slender shrub with pleasing purple-pink flowers that look a bit like an exploding firework with feathers. It's found only in a band of rough country near the Gulf of Carpentaria, and hadn't been collected since 1967."
Majestic #leopards are adaptable and a range over several continents, yet they're #extinct in places due to #palmoil #deforestation, #poaching and other threats. Help them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-199?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Prophilopota is an #extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family #Acroceridae. It is known from #BalticAmber from the #Eocene.
Will U Be Mine T-Rex: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/will-u-be-mine-t-rex-lisa-s-baker.html
#TRex #dinosaur #extinct #animals #Mammals #art #arte #artwork #illustration #mixedmedia #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #greetingcards #Valentines #HappyValentinesDay #ValentinesDay #heartcandy #candyhearts #love #bemine #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #fedigiftshop #cartoon #fun #funny #romantic
Missing for 200 Years, the Galapagos Rail Reappears Following Floreana Island Restoration
Acid bones X_x!!!
#art #artwork #bones #creatures #anatomy #black #green #extinct #extinctions #digitalArt #death #acid #drawpile
‘Likely Extinct’ Flat-Headed Cat Captured on Trail Camera https://petapixel.com/2025/12/30/likely-extinct-flat-headed-cat-captured-on-trail-camera/ #flatheadedcat #rediscovery #trailcamera #thailand #trailcam #extinct #wildcat #feline #News
Flat-Headed Cats Seen in Thailand for the First Time in 30 Years, Having Been Thought Extinct
Spinosaurus relative longer than a pickup truck stalked Thailand’s rivers 125 million years ago
A large fish-eating dinosaur died beside a river 125 million years ago in Cretaceous Thailand. Now, the remains of this ancient predator are helping r...
https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/spinosaurus-relative-longer-than-a-pickup-truck-stalked-thailands-rivers-125-million-years-ago#animals #dinosaurs #extinct-species
#Rediscovery of lost #fish species provides a second chance for conservation https://phys.org/news/2025-11-rediscovery-lost-fish-species-chance.html
"Researchers have announced the rediscovery of a species of seasonal #killifish in #Bolivia previously thought to be #extinct... Moema claudiae was last seen over 20 years ago in its original locality, in a site now converted to agricultural land... in a recent expedition, researchers located a surviving population in a small, temporary pond within a remnant forest patch surrounded by farms"
Thought Extinct, Snail Scientists Embark on Largest Snail Breeding and Reintroduction Effort in History
Researchers rediscover #weevil believed to be extinct thanks to photos posted online https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/12/08/uofm-researchers-rediscover-weevil-believed-be-extinct-thanks-photos-posted-online/ https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(25)01460-5
"The greater chestnut weevil was believed to have gone #extinct with the decline of the #AmericanChestnut tree... a classic example of #coextinction — the loss of dependent species due to the decline of their hosts... This #rediscovery wouldn’t have been possible without volunteers and the digital tools that connect their data to scientists"
Photo by @alexwild
From #meat 🥩☠️ to #palmoil 🌴☠️ - #agriculture is the world's biggest driver of #deforestation and animal #extinction 🐆🦏🔥☠️ As these activities intensify, whole ecosystems could go #extinct. Fight back! #BoycottPalmOil and be #Vegan #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/14/how-our-food-choices-cut-into-forests-and-put-us-closer-to-viruses/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
#MaryRiver #cod thriving in #BrisbaneRiver catchment, century after relative #Brisbane River cod went #extinct & five years after thousands of fingerlings were introduced.
#Ecologist & #IpswichCityCouncil #waterway health officer Jack McCann said the Brisbane River cod went extinct sometime in the 1920s or 1930s.
Their disappearance led to the river losing one of its key apex predators.
🤔 Ah, yet another riveting #analysis on why #ideas aren't #extinct, just on the clearance rack. 🙄 Who knew that #productivity #growth was the tragic hero in this melodrama, desperately trying to rise above its supporting role in the #GDP #soap opera? 📉 And here we are, still waiting for the sequel to "Economic Growth: The Unending Yawn." 💸
https://asteriskmag.com/issues/12-books/ideas-arent-getting-harder-to-find #not #economic #opera #HackerNews #ngated
Comments Needed! * Endangered Species Act Alert *
The Trump administration has officially proposed sweeping new rules that would fundamentally weaken the Endangered Species Act.
This is one of the most dangerous attacks on wildlife we have ever seen.
If these rules move forward - they will erase existing protections - and make it almost impossible to safeguard the habitats, plants, and animals need to survive.
The Endangered Species Act works. The ESA brought the bald eagle, Stellar sea lion and gray wolf back from the edge of disappearing forever.
Tell the Trump administration to keep their hands off the ESA!
Please be part of the movement to ensure 1 million comments are submitted by December 22nd.
There are four proposed rules, each with their own federal register submission link, and each needs you to comment.
To submit your comments:
a) Copy the text (Control+C) in each comment below, then
b) click the link in each comment below.
c) find and click the green box "Submit a comment"
d) paste the text into the comment box, and submit.
Since its passage in 1973, this landmark act has prevented the extinction of roughly 300 species — and more than 99% of the species have been saved or are on their way to recovery. This incredible law has also protected millions of acres of forests, mountains, rivers, deserts, beaches, and oceans.
Protect the Endangered Species Act. Do not weaken it.
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#Endangered #EndangeredSpecies #EndangeredSpeciesAct #ESA #Wildlife #Habitat #Extinct #Extinction #BaldEagle #Wolf #Plants #Trump
