In the early 1970s, many biologists feared they were chasing nothing more than a “walking ghost.” The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi), which once roamed across the entire Southeastern United ...
(WJW) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fears if action isn’t taken, the rare ghost orchid could soon be extinct. The FWS is now proposing to list the swamp-dwelling plant as an endangered species ...
Historian Jørgensen (The Medieval Pig) surveys museum displays of extinct animals in this thought-provoking study. Considering animals who have gone extinct since 1600 and have been collected by ...