More than 99% of all species that have ever lived are now extinct - and today, many scientists believe we are driving a sixth mass extinction. From the baiji dolphin of China’s Yangtze River to the ...

A secretive, hard-to-spot weasel-like animal, the fisher, has made a noticeable return to Pennsylvania after being deemed extinct in the state. A trail camera in Westmoreland County captured a fisher ...

A rare animal that was previously believed to be extinct has been captured on hidden trail cameras in California, according to a new study Scientists from Oregon State University looked at coastal ...

A young northern hairy-nosed wombat was filmed at an Australian refuge, signalling progress in species recovery efforts.

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...