Lost Species

Recent Lost Species Stories

What happens after a lost species is rediscovered? First, we celebrate. Then we get to work.Christina Biggs
Rediscovering the Holy Grail of New Zealand moths Laura Moreno
Could a seahorse smaller than your finger still live in the ocean off the coast of Australia?Devin Murphy
Glowing sharks, electric rays and a ghost shark are among the marine species the new Search for Lost Sharks is striving to find Devin Murphy
Birders rediscover lost species on Mussau in Papua New Guinea Katie Doke Sawatzky
Expedition to Makira Natural Park rediscovers lost species Katie Doke Sawatzky
Giant millipede lost to science for more than a century and 20 other species rediscovered in Madagascar during first-of-its-kind expedition Devin Murphy
Keeping the dream alive Laura Moreno
New analysis reveals 126 birds are lost to science and haven’t had a confirmed sighting in at least a decade Devin Murphy
With the help of local mushroom enthusiasts, Fungi Foundation rediscovers species lost to science for 36 years Devin Murphy
Listening and looking for a ghostly messenger Katie Doke Sawatzky
New research reveals habitat, range, and behavior of recently rediscovered hummingbird species Devin Murphy
Rediscovery of lost leopard-spotted fish in Türkiye spurs hope in the midst of global freshwater fish decline Lindsay Renick Mayer
This flying squirrel is still lost to science, but maybe not for much longer Eddy Daniel
Lost tap-dancing spider rediscovered barricaded in a burrow in a small Portuguese town after 92 years Devin Murphy
Yeti and Bigfoot: Are they real?Russ Mittermeier