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# Extinct

Last year
2023
150 years after they became extinct in Ireland, ospreys to be reintroduced this summer
All time
Fish brought back from extinction with help from UK zoo
Komodo dragon and two in five shark species in danger of becoming extinct
'Maternity leave' compensation system could help increase elephant population
Doomsday in Dublin: The impending apocalypse and what we can do to stop it
Over 100 native Irish plants are endangered, including these well-known favourites
Humans and these very ugly unicorns once walked the earth together
10 animals that were hunted to extinction
Well-preserved mammoth may hold new clues about early man’s hunting habits
Extinct 'giant penguin' species reconstructed from fossils
Western black rhino declared extinct
Polar bear ancestry traced back to... Ireland?
Extinction of ocean life is ‘speeding up’
American wildcat declared extinct