Tag: extinction

Javan rhino confirmed extinct in Vietnam

The Vietnamese subspecies of the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) was declared extinct in a report critical of Vietnam’s ‘poor protection and law enforcement’ that was jointly produced by the International Rhino Foundation and World Wildlife Fund. Although widely believed to have perished during the Vietnam War, a rhino was […]

Mulgara population boom after cat control

A tiny creature with a penchant for sucking out the brains of its prey is showing signs of a remarkable recovery from the brink of extinction on a remote West Australian reserve. The brush tailed mulgara, a small carnivorous marsupial, was once common across the arid regions of Australia but […]