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The Search for Lost Sharks Looking beneath the waves for those who play a vital role in the health of our ocean ecosystems Sharks and rays are among the most threatened vertebrate species in the world. Thirty-six percent of all 1,250 known species are threatened with extinction. Together, Re...

Around the world, more than 130 species of birds, or about one percent, are considered “lost.” At least a decade has passed since each of these species were last confirmed by photographs, sound recordings, or physical documentation. To identify, promote, and rediscover these species, American...

To start off the New Year, The leopard Barbel is the second species on Re:wild and SHOAL’s most wanted lost fishes list to be rediscovered. Rediscovery of lost leopard-spotted fish in Türkiye spurs hope in the midst of global freshwater fish decline

All around the world, freshwater fish face multiple stressors that have caused populations to plummet and, for all kinds of reasons, once discovered species have fallen off our radar. These Lost Fishes are species that have gone unseen for years – even decades – and are feared possibly extinct...

In November 25th, 2017, The Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province and the Kodoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Hongkong published a series of camera-trap photos taken during the recent two years, and also some photos taken by the rangers directly, proving that there is a...

A species of frog that was recently rediscovered after being declared extinct has been reclassified as a "living fossil". Israel's Hula painted frog had not been seen for nearly 60 years, but in 2011 one was found lurking in a patch of swampy undergrowth. Tests have revealed that the frog...