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Researchers shocked after catching near-extinct cat on camera for first time in nearly 30 years: 'An extraordinary moment'

"We can now celebrate its return." Researchers shocked after catching near-extinct cat on camera for first time in nearly 30 years: 'An extraordinary moment' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the ...
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A rare cat thought to be extinct in Thailand was seen for the first time in 30 years

A rare cat in Thailand has been spotted for the first time in 30 years, confirming that the species is still living. Flat-headed cats (Prionailurus planiceps) are named for their flattened foreheads.
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‘Possibly extinct’ flat-headed cat caught on camera — after not being seen in wild for 30 years

Critter spotters are feline good about this one. Biologists were flabbergasted when an elusive animal thought to be extinct was spotted in Thailand — a staggering 30 years after it was last spotted, ...
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Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats – but where’s the evidence?

Arian Wallach receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Erick Lundgren receives funding from the Centre for Open Science & Synthesis in Ecology and Evolution at the University of Alberta ...