gone for good we’re just really good at
hide-and-seek welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten extinct animals alleged
to be alive before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re looking at animal back
despite being officially declared
extinct by the scientific community have
since been the subject of unofficial
sightings rumors and theories suggesting
that they might still be around however
we won’t be considering any species
deemed Lazarus taxon animals that were
declared extinct only to have that
official status changed back to
endangered or critically endangered
after living specimens were found
confirming the survival of the species
number 10
Bhaiji aka Yangtze River Dolphin
hydroelectricity might be a
significantly cleaner energy source than
oil but it’s not without its cost the
vine she is a freshwater dolphin unique
to the Yangtze River important in
traditional Chinese culture it was
called as goddess of protection and
labelled a symbol of peace and
prosperity charged with watching over
fishermen fair trade and river itself by
the end of the 20th century to possibly
only thirteen wild dolphins left in the
Yangtze China’s industrialization
seriously hurt the Bhaiji population but
the Three Gorges Dam hydroelectricity
project is considered to be the final
nail in the coffin of this playful
aquatic species suffering serious loss
of habitat they were declared
functionally extinct in 2006 however one
was reportedly spotted in 2007 the first
sighting since 2002 with another alleged
sighting by amateur conservationists in
2016 so hold out hope for their survival
number 9
Mexican grizzly bear in 1979 some big
creature was leaving its mark on trees
in Mexico based on the palm print it was
a grizzly bear but the Mexican Risley
bear was declared extinct in 1964 here’s
the thing with grizzly bears though
there have historically been various
populations across North America the
extinct Mexican grizzly and California
grizzly alongside the extent mainland
grizzly and the Kodiak bear are all
nearly indistinguishable from one
another
last known Mexican grizzly was killed in
1960 but large brown bears have been
spotted in areas where Mexican Grizzlies
once roamed in the years since have
Mexican Grizzlies survived or has some
other North American grizzly taking a
very long stroll south of the border so
survive
a break eastern cougar aka Peter Puma no
we are not talking
about the cast members of these
short-lived Real Housewives of DC that
particular group thankfully appears to
be gone for good also known as the
eastern Puma this North American big cat
was officially declared extinct in 2011
by the US Fish and Wildlife Service the
last confirmed sighting according to
official reports was in Maine in 1938
but this particular kitty doesn’t seem
to be aware of its own conservation
status sightings have been reported all
across the eastern state and in the
eastern provinces of Canada with
particularly high numbers in New
Brunswick while it’s considered extinct
in the US Canada doesn’t agree they’ve
declared its official status to be
unknown or that the data is insufficient
to declare for certain whether or not it
still exists number 7 passenger pigeon
if you live in a city you likely found
yourself dreaming of a world without
vision or is some prefer to lovingly
call them flying rat well you ever want
to wish for passenger pigeons used to
number in the billions and while a
variety of factors contributed to their
demise hunting was the primary
contributor the last known passenger
pigeon Martha died in captivity in 1914
officially bringing an end to the CV but
some believes that a few of these birds
are still in the wild President Theodore
Roosevelt himself reported seeing a bird
or two a number of years after the last
specimens were allegedly found most of
the sightings came from the Ozark where
they used to nest I got that flying rat
I don’t want him anywhere near me number
6 I’d rebuild woodpecker
here’s to killing two birds in one
century the ivory-billed woodpecker was
first believed extinct in the 1920s
shortly after the passenger pigeon this
time destruction of the species natural
habitat was the driving force
although hunting helped but then this
woodpecker went and pulled a Lazarus Act
with numerous reported sightings
throughout the 1940s and beyond it was
taken off the extinct species list only
to be deemed possibly extinct all over
again when the sighting stops in 2002
and 2004 there were sightings reported
near the Pearl River in Louisiana and
Cache River in Arkansas these two
accounts have spark major investigations
by Cornell University and a reward of
$50,000 from the Nature Conservancy to
anyone who can find a living specimen
I’m a lifelong bird watcher
and when I get through this I am finally
going to scout the ivory-billed
woodpecker number five Japanese wolf the
Japanese wolf is one of two distinct
subspecies that used to inhabit various
islands in the Japanese archipelago
Hokkaido wolf were found on Hokkaido
Island and its neighboring islands
before being systematically eliminated
using strychnine and laced bait in the
mid late to 19th century to facilitate
the raising of livestock the smaller
species the Honshu wolf was found on
Honshu and other islands naturally it is
believed to have gone extinct in 1905
from habitat destruction hunting and
rabies various wolf sightings have been
reported in Japan since this alleged
double extinction but without ever
having successfully captured a specimen
it’s impossible to say which of the two
may still be kickin no it could be both
number 4
Javan Tiger when a species is limited to
a single island it’s a lot easier to
kill off sadly the Javan Tiger had
nowhere to go once the people on the
islands of Java began deforestation to
increase their rice crops between the
1930s and 1970s the forested area was
comeback from 23% to less than 8%
essentially leaving these creatures
without a habitat and even up to their
extinction the remaining Tigers were
treated as a threat as they continue to
attack livestock the last Tiger to be
seen shot and killed with a 1971 but
since then there have been a handful of
sighting and Richards have found fur
palm prints and fecal matter consistent
with that of a big cat elationship
because you always read me as Magellan
dissection where you get your name
number 6 japanese river otter who
doesn’t love a good playful otter video
they’re adorable and in other world we
could be watching japanese otters
frolicking too but sadly no video
footage or hardly any photos exists we
really only have taxidermy remain news
Delton japanese river otters used to be
common but in the my g period the same
era in which will Qaida wolves were
rendered extinct these honours became
highly prized for their help the otter
was hunted for its fur causing its
numbers to drop drastically even after
hunting regulations were implemented
river pollution and destruction of their
habitat hurts the population sightings
were sporadic at best from 1930 to the
1990s and in 2012 they were officially
declared extinct funnily enough the very
next year fresh alleged sightings begin
to pop up as the
Environment Ministry there is a need to
work hard to improve the protection of
wild animals
number two tasmanian tiger AKA thylacine
look inside his pouch extinct has many
ins Tigers
thousands were hunted down on their
native island of Tasmania due to the
threat they posed to livestock based on
the discovery of skeletal remains and
depictions in rock art we know that
Tasmanian Tigers once inhabited
Australia and New Guinea however by the
time Australia was colonized they
appeared to have died off everywhere but
Tasmania Benjamin a resident of the
Hobart Zoo was the last-known thylacine
in captivity anyway and he died in 1936
however following international
standards about animals in the wild the
species was only officially declared
extinct by the International Union for
Conservation of nation in 1982 even
though there has been thousands of us
confirmed sightings since the mid 1930s
whether they truly survive in the wild
is anyone’s guess but some scientists
are convinced that they can bring them
back using genetic material and cloning
Jurassic Park style let’s get on it’s
all part of the miracle of cloning
before we unveil our top pick here’s an
honourable mention people fight for
these quarter BIOS food we’ll take the
gig
number one Megalodon
there’s a deadly predator in these
waters and I have to find it before it
kills again all right so there’s very
little to suggest that Megalodon
actually still exists and a lot of
scientists are very unhappy with the
Discovery Channel for ever suggesting
otherwise
thanks Shark Week the Megalodon was a
massive shark that ruled the oceans 23
million years ago there has been no
evidence signs or reputable sightings of
this mammoth shark for me on passed that
said with the relatively recent
discovery of once thought to be extinct
ancient sea creatures such as DC low
camp does say what can and cannot exist
science has been wrong before
at this moment there are legions of
Megalodon supporters out there
protecting the right to exist at this
deep-sea legend I believe that we just
encountered Megalodon do you agree with
our pics check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
hide-and-seek welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten extinct animals alleged
to be alive before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re looking at animal back
despite being officially declared
extinct by the scientific community have
since been the subject of unofficial
sightings rumors and theories suggesting
that they might still be around however
we won’t be considering any species
deemed Lazarus taxon animals that were
declared extinct only to have that
official status changed back to
endangered or critically endangered
after living specimens were found
confirming the survival of the species
number 10
Bhaiji aka Yangtze River Dolphin
hydroelectricity might be a
significantly cleaner energy source than
oil but it’s not without its cost the
vine she is a freshwater dolphin unique
to the Yangtze River important in
traditional Chinese culture it was
called as goddess of protection and
labelled a symbol of peace and
prosperity charged with watching over
fishermen fair trade and river itself by
the end of the 20th century to possibly
only thirteen wild dolphins left in the
Yangtze China’s industrialization
seriously hurt the Bhaiji population but
the Three Gorges Dam hydroelectricity
project is considered to be the final
nail in the coffin of this playful
aquatic species suffering serious loss
of habitat they were declared
functionally extinct in 2006 however one
was reportedly spotted in 2007 the first
sighting since 2002 with another alleged
sighting by amateur conservationists in
2016 so hold out hope for their survival
number 9
Mexican grizzly bear in 1979 some big
creature was leaving its mark on trees
in Mexico based on the palm print it was
a grizzly bear but the Mexican Risley
bear was declared extinct in 1964 here’s
the thing with grizzly bears though
there have historically been various
populations across North America the
extinct Mexican grizzly and California
grizzly alongside the extent mainland
grizzly and the Kodiak bear are all
nearly indistinguishable from one
another
last known Mexican grizzly was killed in
1960 but large brown bears have been
spotted in areas where Mexican Grizzlies
once roamed in the years since have
Mexican Grizzlies survived or has some
other North American grizzly taking a
very long stroll south of the border so
survive
a break eastern cougar aka Peter Puma no
we are not talking
about the cast members of these
short-lived Real Housewives of DC that
particular group thankfully appears to
be gone for good also known as the
eastern Puma this North American big cat
was officially declared extinct in 2011
by the US Fish and Wildlife Service the
last confirmed sighting according to
official reports was in Maine in 1938
but this particular kitty doesn’t seem
to be aware of its own conservation
status sightings have been reported all
across the eastern state and in the
eastern provinces of Canada with
particularly high numbers in New
Brunswick while it’s considered extinct
in the US Canada doesn’t agree they’ve
declared its official status to be
unknown or that the data is insufficient
to declare for certain whether or not it
still exists number 7 passenger pigeon
if you live in a city you likely found
yourself dreaming of a world without
vision or is some prefer to lovingly
call them flying rat well you ever want
to wish for passenger pigeons used to
number in the billions and while a
variety of factors contributed to their
demise hunting was the primary
contributor the last known passenger
pigeon Martha died in captivity in 1914
officially bringing an end to the CV but
some believes that a few of these birds
are still in the wild President Theodore
Roosevelt himself reported seeing a bird
or two a number of years after the last
specimens were allegedly found most of
the sightings came from the Ozark where
they used to nest I got that flying rat
I don’t want him anywhere near me number
6 I’d rebuild woodpecker
here’s to killing two birds in one
century the ivory-billed woodpecker was
first believed extinct in the 1920s
shortly after the passenger pigeon this
time destruction of the species natural
habitat was the driving force
although hunting helped but then this
woodpecker went and pulled a Lazarus Act
with numerous reported sightings
throughout the 1940s and beyond it was
taken off the extinct species list only
to be deemed possibly extinct all over
again when the sighting stops in 2002
and 2004 there were sightings reported
near the Pearl River in Louisiana and
Cache River in Arkansas these two
accounts have spark major investigations
by Cornell University and a reward of
$50,000 from the Nature Conservancy to
anyone who can find a living specimen
I’m a lifelong bird watcher
and when I get through this I am finally
going to scout the ivory-billed
woodpecker number five Japanese wolf the
Japanese wolf is one of two distinct
subspecies that used to inhabit various
islands in the Japanese archipelago
Hokkaido wolf were found on Hokkaido
Island and its neighboring islands
before being systematically eliminated
using strychnine and laced bait in the
mid late to 19th century to facilitate
the raising of livestock the smaller
species the Honshu wolf was found on
Honshu and other islands naturally it is
believed to have gone extinct in 1905
from habitat destruction hunting and
rabies various wolf sightings have been
reported in Japan since this alleged
double extinction but without ever
having successfully captured a specimen
it’s impossible to say which of the two
may still be kickin no it could be both
number 4
Javan Tiger when a species is limited to
a single island it’s a lot easier to
kill off sadly the Javan Tiger had
nowhere to go once the people on the
islands of Java began deforestation to
increase their rice crops between the
1930s and 1970s the forested area was
comeback from 23% to less than 8%
essentially leaving these creatures
without a habitat and even up to their
extinction the remaining Tigers were
treated as a threat as they continue to
attack livestock the last Tiger to be
seen shot and killed with a 1971 but
since then there have been a handful of
sighting and Richards have found fur
palm prints and fecal matter consistent
with that of a big cat elationship
because you always read me as Magellan
dissection where you get your name
number 6 japanese river otter who
doesn’t love a good playful otter video
they’re adorable and in other world we
could be watching japanese otters
frolicking too but sadly no video
footage or hardly any photos exists we
really only have taxidermy remain news
Delton japanese river otters used to be
common but in the my g period the same
era in which will Qaida wolves were
rendered extinct these honours became
highly prized for their help the otter
was hunted for its fur causing its
numbers to drop drastically even after
hunting regulations were implemented
river pollution and destruction of their
habitat hurts the population sightings
were sporadic at best from 1930 to the
1990s and in 2012 they were officially
declared extinct funnily enough the very
next year fresh alleged sightings begin
to pop up as the
Environment Ministry there is a need to
work hard to improve the protection of
wild animals
number two tasmanian tiger AKA thylacine
look inside his pouch extinct has many
ins Tigers
thousands were hunted down on their
native island of Tasmania due to the
threat they posed to livestock based on
the discovery of skeletal remains and
depictions in rock art we know that
Tasmanian Tigers once inhabited
Australia and New Guinea however by the
time Australia was colonized they
appeared to have died off everywhere but
Tasmania Benjamin a resident of the
Hobart Zoo was the last-known thylacine
in captivity anyway and he died in 1936
however following international
standards about animals in the wild the
species was only officially declared
extinct by the International Union for
Conservation of nation in 1982 even
though there has been thousands of us
confirmed sightings since the mid 1930s
whether they truly survive in the wild
is anyone’s guess but some scientists
are convinced that they can bring them
back using genetic material and cloning
Jurassic Park style let’s get on it’s
all part of the miracle of cloning
before we unveil our top pick here’s an
honourable mention people fight for
these quarter BIOS food we’ll take the
gig
number one Megalodon
there’s a deadly predator in these
waters and I have to find it before it
kills again all right so there’s very
little to suggest that Megalodon
actually still exists and a lot of
scientists are very unhappy with the
Discovery Channel for ever suggesting
otherwise
thanks Shark Week the Megalodon was a
massive shark that ruled the oceans 23
million years ago there has been no
evidence signs or reputable sightings of
this mammoth shark for me on passed that
said with the relatively recent
discovery of once thought to be extinct
ancient sea creatures such as DC low
camp does say what can and cannot exist
science has been wrong before
at this moment there are legions of
Megalodon supporters out there
protecting the right to exist at this
deep-sea legend I believe that we just
encountered Megalodon do you agree with
our pics check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
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