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A Bird Declared Extinct in the Wild Is Getting a Second Chance as 8 Are Released in Japan

This is a significant moment for the species.

A bird that's extinct in the wild hatched at the National Aviary

A bird that has been extinct in the wild for nearly 40 years was born at Pittsburgh's National Aviary.
Smithsonian Magazine

Four Rare Guam Kingfisher Chicks Hatch at Virginia Facility, Making an ‘Incredibly Valuable’ Addition to the Small Population of Extinct-in-the-Wild Birds

The species, also known as the sihek, was wiped out from its native Guam and kept alive in captivity. Conservationists ...
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Rise in deadly infections could push wild snakes to extinction: 'Critical for the public to be educated on their value'

Snakes are often misunderstood, but they are a crucial part of healthy ecosystems.
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Animal returns to wild in Australia after being declared extinct 30 years ago

A once-extinct marsupial has been released in Australia following a breeding programme designed to ensure its survival. The eastern barred bandicoot was declared extinct in the wild in 1991 after ...

The Incredible Rediscovery of Animals Once Thought to Be Extinct

True extinction is final, a point of no return where a species disappears forever. And sadly, species go extinct all the time. But in some rare cases, animals believed to be lost for good have ...

Birds classified as extinct in the wild hatch at Smithsonian Conservation Institute

Two sihek chicks hatched in April at the National Zoo's conservation campus in Virginia.