Once Endangered Species That Are Now Extinct

Published on January 27, 2018
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Falkland Island Wolf

Also known as the Antarctic wolf, it was the only land mammal native to the Falkland Islands. It became extinct in 1876 and although there are many holes in the research of its way of living, there are some hypotheses. Those who have studied the history of these wolves believe that their diet was made up of birds and even sea-horses, but not rodents as there were none on the islands.

Falkland Island Wolf

Falkland Island Wolf

Javan Tiger

From its name, the Javan tiger once roamed the Indonesian island of Java until it became extinct in the 1970’s. This subspecies of tigers was a little smaller than other tigers. During the 1920’s and 1930’s, efforts were made to protect the Javan tiger but these attempts didn’t succeed.

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Javan Tiger

Javan Tiger