The last Alouette River sockeye salmon were reported in 1931. But last Wednesday, 20 sockeye carcasses and six live fish were found at the foot of the dam by a BC Hydro employee. picked by misswinkle 12 months ago

In a world first, scientists have extracted a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger and successfully inserted it into a mouse embryo.

It is the first time a gene from any extinct animal has been brought back to life inside another living creature. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Kyle Baker, a biologist for NOAA's Fisheries Service southeast region, said the species is the only seal to become extinct from human causes. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

A fossilized shark that swallowed a crocodile-like amphibian that, in turn, had gobbled up a fish has now been unearthed. This exceptional find marks the first time scientists have found direct evidence of such a complex, extinct food chain. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The river dolphin, or baiji, which has lived in the Yangtze River, are officially extinct after millions of years. picked by Alton 2 years ago

The goal of a new study is to bring extinct species back to life, including woolly mammoths from over 20,000 years ago. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

Fishermen in Zanzibar have caught a coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to have become extinct when it disappeared from fossil records 80 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Two plants that were thought to have been extinct since the late 1800s have been rediscovered in far northern Australia, according to an official report released on Saturday.

(Picture not related) picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Researchers are confident they can reconstruct Neanderthal DNA, which will answer long-standing questions of why they went extinct and our species survived. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

The Beck's Petrel, last seen in the 1920s and long thought to be extinct, has been rediscovered near Papua New Guinea. picked by MandolinOrange 5 months ago

Asteroid impacts or massive volcanic flows might have occurred around the time dinosaurs became extinct, but a new book argues that the mightiest creatures the world has ever known may have been brought down by a tiny, much less dramatic force - biting, disease-carrying insects. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Thats right, a scientific study states that if fishing trends are consistent, there will be next to NOTHING left to fish for in the ocean in 50 years. picked by iduffee 2 years ago

Scientist have found a skeleton of the long extinct Dodo bird, complete with DNA. picked by kyot 1 year ago

I heard this on the radio this morning. It was immediately followed by this story

It seemed to me a bizarre link as if finding 6 species that have been around for a while makes up for one becoming extinct as a result of human activity...

(Sorry to take the shine off the other story - in all other regards, it is good) picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

SALEM, Ore. -- Scientists are offering a $100 reward to anybody who can lead them to a plant that may be extinct in Oregon, at least in its native form: the golden paintbrush. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

Tropical insects rather than polar bears could be among the first species to become extinct as a result of global warming, a study has found. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago