Search for the "Elusive" Tasmanian Tiger: Why People Are Still on the Hunt for Extinct Species

Lately, there has been a buzz about the existence of a certain long accepted to be extinct species. The Tasmanian tiger is no longer alive. The reports of Its long-term survival have been greatly exaggerated.

That's why the idea of thylacine footage piqued the interest of eager researchers. Unlike Bigfoot or Nessie, those creatures were undeniably present, were well-documented while alive, and vanished almost entirely within living memory. Getting a snapshot of one doesn't seem to be that difficult.

Once-discovered animals have disappeared from our radar all over the globe, through ecosystems, taxa, all for a number of causes. There are animals or plants that have been missing for years or decades and are thought to be extinct. Fortunately, many collaborative projects and programs are putting in their best efforts to locate these once-thought-to-be-extinct species.

GWC

Among these groups is the GWC.

Global Wildlife Conservation has assembled a catalog of 1,200 species of animals and plants that are unknown to science, working with more than 100 scientists. GWC and its collaborators hunt for organisms in some of the world's most inaccessible areas, then collaborate to preserve them until detected.