'Extinct' Yellow-Spotted Bell Frog Rediscovered After 30 Years

For 30 years the yellow-spotted bell frog was thought to be extinct but fisheries conservation officer Luke Pearce recently rediscovered the frog species in an Australian farmland. • Large Billed Reed Warbler Thought to be Extinct, in Afghanistan • Cerbalus Aravensis: A...

Large Billed Reed Warbler Thought to be Extinct, in Afghanistan

The Large Billed Reed Warbler, which was thought to be extinct and is one of the world's rarest species of bird has been found again - in war ravaged Afghanistan.  The bird has been spotted in the north-east of the country and is so rare that it has only been seen three...

Parasites May Have Killed T-Rex

A new study finds Tyrannosaurus Rex may have become extinct due to the work of a small one-celled parasitic organism, which caused lacerations in the dinosaur's jaw bone. The disease trichomoniasis gallinae causes lesions in the beaks of modern birds of prey, and Australian...

Te Hokioi: Maori Man-Eating Bird Legend Is True

A legendary bird that ate humans is more than a Maori legend. Te Hokioi, a bird with talons as big as tigers' paws, existed in the form of Haast's eagle, which became extinct around 500 years ago when humans killed its main prey, the moa. Sir Julius von Haast discovered the...

Pandas Face Extinction In Two-Three Generations

China's giant panda might be exinct in as little as two generations, according to a report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The panda's natural habitat is constantly shrinking, being split up in small patches that do not connect. This is a threat to their genetic...