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21 May 2008 U.S. scientists have successfully inserted a gene from the extinct Thylacine into a mouse embryo. Australian, US Scientists Bring Extinct Gene Back From Dead

19 May 2008 The Yunnan subspecies of the Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar yunnanensis) is now feared to be extinct after no reliable sighting since 1988. White-handed gibbons extinct in China

19 May 2008 The Liverpool Pigeon, "Caloenas" maculata is now officially recognized as extinct by BirdLife International. BirdLife factsheet Liverpool Pigeon

17 May 2008 The fossil remains of the 55 million year old Parrot species Mopsitta tanta were found on the Danish isle of Mors. Parrot Fossil 55 Million Years Old Discovered In Scandinavia

6 April 2008 Previously only known by two specimens from 1978 and 1995 the Bornean Flat-headed Frog (Barbourula kalimantanensis) was rediscovered on Borneo. It is the first known frog species which breathes entirely through the skin. Gasp! Scientists find first lungless frog

6 March 2008 The Beck's Petrel (Pseudobulweria becki) was rediscovered in 2007 after a gap of 79 years. Beck from the dead

14 February 2008 Onychonycteris finneyi which is scientifically described in the February 2008 issue of Nature is the oldest and most primitive bat species found to date. *Primitive Bats Took to the Wing, but They Didn’t Have That Ping

21 January 2008 The Zoological Society of London has named the 100 most endangered Amphibians on their EDGE of Existence Programme website. Several of these species like the Chile Darwin's Frog (Rhinoderma rufum) were not seen in recent times and might be extinct. EDGE - Chile Darwin's Frog

19 December 2007 Newly photographed Giant lizard specimens from La Palma are now recognized as the long thought to be extinct La Palma Giant Lizard. Giant Lizard found on La Palma

1 November 2007 The Madeiran Large White (Pieris brassicae wollastoni), a subspecies of the Large White from Madeira, is possible extinct. Despite extensive surveys it was not found again during the past 15 years.

12 September 2007 The Woolly-stalked Begonia (Begonia eiromischa) is now officially declared as extinct by the IUCN. This plant from Malaysia was last collected in 1898 and its habitat is completely destroyed since the 1980s.

15 July 2007 Sir David's Long-beaked Echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi) has been rediscovered by a team of the Zoological Society of London in the Cyclops Mountains in Western New Guinea. It was previously only known by the holotype found by a Dutch biologist in 1961. This species is named for Sir David Attenborough. 'Extinct' egg-laying mammal rediscovered in jungles of New Guinea

25 June 2007 The prehistoric fossils Perudyptes devriesi and Icadyptes salasi from the Eocene era of Peru are the first penguins which gave evidence that penguins occurred earlier in warmer regions than previously thought. Scientists Describe Giant Penguins

11 May 2007 The Cayman Islands' Department of Environment which is supported by the international environment programme Darwin Initiative has offered a reward of $1000 for the rediscovery of the possibly extinct Cayman Sage (Salvia caymanensis) Plant extinct? Find it and win

7 March 2007 Birdlife International officially announced the rediscovery of the Large-billed Reed-warbler after 139 years Indian warbler “lost” for 139 years makes spectacular return—in Thailand and the UK

11 January 2007 The Mangrove Terrapin (Batagur baska) which belongs to the rarest turtles in the world was rediscovered in Thailand after it was thought to be extinct for 20 years. Environment News Service Critically Endangered Turtle Rediscovered in Thailand

13 December 2006 - Rare Chinese dolphin might be extinct. A monthlong survey across the Yangtze River had failed to spot the extremely rare Baiji (also known as Yangtze River Dolphin). Thirteen individuals were thought to be exist during the past ten years. The researchers fear that the Baiji might be extinct today due to the pollution and the human activity at the Yangtze River. Yahoo News

'20 November 2006' - Sensational rediscovery of a long lost bird. Fourteen years after the last known individual of the Madagascar Pochard died in the Botanical Garden of Antanarivo, this thought to be extinct bird was rediscovered in 2006 by a team of conservationists from the Peregrine Fund Madagascar. Nine adults and four chicks could be observed and photographed on a remote lake in Madagascar.Diving Duck resurfaces

'18 October 2006' - Latest DNA analysis have shown that female Moas were at least 1.5 times larger and 3 times heavier than the males DNA Analysis reveals the truth of the giant bird

'26 September 2006 - A team of ornithologists from Auburn University and the University of Windsor published a paper detailing suggestive evidence for the existence of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis) along the Choctawhatchee River in northwest Florida. To date, the group has been unable to obtain either photographic or material evidence of these birds, and their findings remain inconclusive. BirdLife International. 2006. Florida ivory?