Raleigh News & Observer

Feathers of ‘fire’ and species once thought extinct: See new animal discoveries

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Charlotte Observer

Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia

On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula tohiveana, or the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was native to French ...
Miami Herald

Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia

Wild-born individuals of the species had not been found in more than 40 years, experts said. Photo by Justin Hu via Unsplash On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared ...
AOL

Rare Creature Declared Extinct Returns to Wild as Critically Endangered Species After Massive Conservation Effort

A tiny, rare creature is no longer extinct. The Partula tohiveana snail has been reclassified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List after being previously declared extinct in the wild, ...
The New York Times

This Tiny Fish’s Mistaken Identity Halted a Dam’s Construction

Scientists say the snail darter, whose endangered species status delayed the building of a dam in Tennessee in the 1970s, is a genetic match of a different fish. By Jason Nark For such a tiny fish, ...
The State

Rare, ‘cute’ species is back in Hawaii forest after nearing extinction, officials say

A rare Hawaiian snail species recently was released into the forest – a first for the species after more than three decades in captivity, officials said. Photo from Hawaii Department of Land and ...