The Darwinian focus on “species” and speciation may be a handicap here. Not only are extinction listings fluid but so, probably, are a lot of species. No doubt there will be other surprises as well. Nice ones.
Tag: Lazarus species
Blue bee returns from extinction
Because of environment concern today, species are often reported as extinct that actually aren’t. They just stay out of the way of humans.
Assumed extinct, tree kangaroo reappears
The wondiwoi was spotted by an expedition led by amateur botanist Michael White, who spends vacations looking for rare flora: The Wondiwoi tree kangaroo had not been collected, seen, or reported since that first sighting [in 1928]. Despite weighing up to 35 pounds, tree kangaroos are remarkably cryptic, often remaining totally hidden high in the Read More…