Climate change has claimed another victim - a migratory shorebird called the Slender-billed Curlew. Scientists have declared the bird certainly deceased following years of search, IFL Science reported.

Bird last seen nearly 30 years back has now been declared extinct

Scientists are working to resurrect the woolly mammoth and it could happen in as less as four years. The ice age beast that went extinct might walk the Earth once again soon, a company backed by Paris Hilton and Chris Hemsworth, said.

Chris Hemsworth-backed company plans to revive woolly mammoth by 2028

Woolly mammoths, before going extinct, likely struggled with allergies, which might have also played a role in their vanishing from Earth. A study conducted by a team of chemists and zoologists suggests that these creatures also had a diminished sense of smell which made mating harder.

Did woolly mammoth go extinct because of a blocked nose? Study says they did

Tess in Houston Zoo, Texas is doing fine after receiving the first-ever vaccine for herpesvirus affecting Asian elephants. The 40-year-old grandmother became the first Asian elephant to receive the vaccine for the deadly virus that has already killed several pachyderms and their cubs in zoos across the world, as well as in the wild.

Asian elephant Tess got first vaccine for herpesvirus, and can pave way for saving her species

In a remarkable tale of survival, the Lord Howe Island stick insect, also known as the 'tree lobster,' defied extinction after its rediscovery in 2001 on Ball's Pyramid.

Once nearly extinct, world’s ‘rarest insect’ now thrives in thousands in US

Scientists have reconstructed the mitochondrial genome of extinct woolly rhinoceros from DNA they extracted from the fossilised faeces of the cave hyenas. The world knows that there are two types of Ice Age woolly rhinoceros known to science: Siberian and European.

Ancients hyena's fossilised poop reveals details about woolly rhinoceros

A near-extinct animal was spotted near the Giant Sequoia National Monument in southern California for the first time in over 100 years. Michelle Harris spotted a big, grey canine crossing a fire road in the area in early July, the LA Times reported.

US: Elusive creature on the brink of extinction spotted for the first time in 100 years

Species that got booted to 'endangered' or 'threatened' status in 2022

More than a tenth of plant and animal species on Earth could go extinct by the end of the century if the current trends on emissions continue, according to a recently published paper that seeks to raise awareness even as the world governments are on their final leg of negotiations for COP15 in Montreal.

WION Climate Tracker: More than 1 in 10 species could go extinct by end of 21st century, says study

The environment ministry of Ecuador reported on Monday that the land iguana that had vanished from one of the Galapagos Islands more than a century ago is now breeding naturally there.

Iguanas reproducing on Galapagos island a century after disappearing

An 88-year-old archival footage of the last known Tasmanian tiger in captivity was made public in full colourisation, offering a glimpse of the now-extinct animal.

Extinct Tasmanian tiger brought to life in colour footage

A rare type of antelope, Saiga, which was on the verge of becoming extinct has re-emerged in Kazakhstan. As per the experts, the population of this rare species of antelope has more than doubled since 2019 as the number rose from 334,000 to 842,000 within two years.

Almost endangered antelope species, Saiga, makes a comeback

A mouse, whose species was believed to have been extinct more than 150 years ago, has been rediscovered in islands off Western Australia. Researchers compared DNA samples of eight different species of native rodents and 42 of living rodents to observe the decline of native mice in the past 80-100 years.

Species of 'extinct' mouse rediscovered after 150 years in Australia

The future of the Northern White Rhinos is looking bleak. Only two are left in the world, both are female but scientists have an audacious plan to save them from extinction. WION brings a report.

Your Story: Scientists in a race against time to save Northern White Rhino

For almost two decades scientists have teamed up with divers for a bone hunt on the outskirts of the town of Kurgan, Russia. The search takes place three metres under water as the air temperatures drop to minus 20-25 degrees Celsius. The area used to be covered by the West Siberian Glacial Lake formed approximately 80,000 years ago. It explains why teeth and bones of ancient fish are among divers' usual findings. Divers also discover bones and skulls of ancients bulls, horses and lions as well as tools which were likely used by early humans.

Hunt for ancient bones in frozen river; Russian divers search at minus 20-25 degrees Celsius

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