Extinct Animals Found Alive 2019
The Fernandina Tortoise.
Extinct animals found alive 2019. Since then the all-star species was feared extinct until two specimens popped up on Ebay in 2018 one of which sold for over 9000. Mouse deer species not seen for nearly 30 years is found alive in Vietnam. And the false tree coral snake which had not been reported.
Dozens of Extinct Creatures Found Alive in Lost City Deep Within Rainforest. Worlds largest bee once presumed extinct filmed alive in the wild. Scientists also rediscovered three species that were thought to be no longer living in Honduras.
The Rio Apaporis caiman a subspecies of the Spectacled caiman are typically found in southern Colombia and resurfaced in 2019 after being lost to the scientific community since 1952 according. The rediscovered reptile is just one of many lost animals to be found in recent years. Many of these are rare and endangered.
Their primary habitat the Caraiba tree has largely been deforested leaving the macaws vulnerable. Wallaces giant bee Megachile pluto has a wingspan of 25 inches. An expedition to the island of Fernandina found the animal alive and well.
Some of the more notable finds included a tiger beetle which had only ever been recorded in Nicaragua and was believed to be extinct. 10 Recently Extinct Birds. Some of the most famous extinct animals of recent times have been birds--but for every Passenger Pigeon or Dodo theres a much bigger and much lesser-known casualties like the Elephant Bird or the Eastern Moa and many other species remain endangered to this day.
Overall the team recorded 246 species of butterflies and moths 30 bats 57 amphibians and reptiles alongside many plants fishes mammals and insects. 0407 EDT 21 February 2019. Kids News has covered some of these important finds including the Vietnamese mouse-deer and Wallaces giant bee both found in 2019 and the Wondiwoi tree kangaroo found in 2018.