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It would be cool to see a list of all the species that have recovered from near extinction in the last 50 years. (Just to balance out the doom) Off the top of
by mrfusion 5y ago
It would be cool to see a list of all the species that have recovered from near extinction in the last 50 years. (Just to balance out the doom)
Off the top of my head: bald eagles, other birds of prey?, various whale species, what else?
- openasocket 5y agoMy favorite example would be Przewalski's horse, also known as the Mongolian wild horse. In the 1960s it was believe extinct in the wild, with a couple dozen in zoos. Zoos began a breeding program and eventually began reintroducing them to their previous habitats. Today there are something like 1,900 Przewalski's horses, and over half of those are in the wild. It's really a testament to the good that zoos can do for conservation.
- underbluewaters 5y agoIn California, pelicans nearly were killed off by DDT but are quite common now. Santa Cruz Island foxes almost went extinct but are now very abundant. Bald Eagles are coming back to the Channel Islands as well.