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Researchers with the Galapagos Conservancy and the Galapagos National Park are now trying to restore the species by selecting 20 specimens with higher amounts of the Floreana tortoise in its DNA to reproduce. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tortoise species extinct since 1800s could be brought back

Chelonoidis elephantopus lived on Floreana Island and was captured by seamen for food during long journeys across the...

14 Sept 2017 9:39 AM IST

Today there are just five surviving species of rhino, although in the past there have been as many as 250 species (Photo: AFP)

Climate change wiped out siberian unicorns 36000 years ago

This was most likely because of reduction in steppe grassland where it lived due to climate change rather than the...

27 Nov 2018 7:08 PM IST

Eastern cougars, preying mostly on white-tailed deer in forests and coastal marshes, were declared endangered in 1973. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eastern US cougar declared extinct

Mountain lions or pumas, historically roamed every state east of Mississippi River but mostly vanished by 1900 due to...

27 Jan 2018 8:16 AM IST

Przewalskis horses are considered an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

There are no more wild horses left, says study

What most people thought were the last remaining wild horses on Earth, Przewalski's horses, were actually domesticated...

23 Feb 2018 11:16 AM IST

Apples from newly discovered trees are placed in a Ziploc baggie and carefully labeled with the trees latitude and longitude and the date the fruit was collected. (Photo: AP)

Locals search for apple variety believed to be extinct

Apple sleuths hunt Northwest for varieties believed extinct.

20 Nov 2019 5:21 PM IST

Experts say the Emperor penguin should be listed as an endangered species.

Human-sized ancient Penguin found at New Zealand

The newly found bird is about 7 inches (18 centimeters) longer than any other ancient penguin ever found.

13 Dec 2017 11:23 AM IST