Explore 7 fascinating species that were once thought extinct but made a stunning return. From the Coelacanth fish to the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, learn how nature defied expectations.

When I started bird-watching as a teenager, a few years after the first Earth Day in 1970, several species that once thrived ...

A bird thought to be extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the forests of Papua New Guinea. The black-naped pheasant-pigeon was documented by scientists for the first and last time in 1882, ...

Scientists say a tortoise discovered in 2019 on the Galapagos Islands belongs to a species considered extinct more than 100 years ago. The single female tortoise belongs to the species Chelonoidis ...

A long-lost prehistoric bird species makes a triumphant comeback in its native land after being considered extinct.

A historic event unfolded recently in a cherished wetlands nature reserve in the United Kingdom. A rare bird species, once thought long gone from the region, has successfully bred for the first time ...

At England’s Chester Zoo, there’s a glimmer of hope for a species of dove that’s been extinct in the wild for over 50 years. That’s because eight Socorro dove chicks hatched this month from one of the ...

Australia’s elusive night parrot has been listed as critically endangered, the most severe classification before a species is declared extinct. The bird, which was only rediscovered 12 years ago, was ...

Eight Socorro dove chicks hatched at Chester Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this year. These brown floofs represent a significant milestone for a species that is extinct in the wild. Socorro doves ...