Recently Extinct Animals 2024 Elections. In its 60th year, the list, which now includes more than 163,040 species, warns of a concerning rise in the number of animals and plants threatened with extinction. One of the five largest mass extinction events is thought to have killed off dinosaurs for good.
There are doubtless many species unknowingly omitted from consideration simply because they went extinct without ever having been documented. In its 60th year, the list, which now includes more than 163,040 species, warns of a concerning rise in the number of animals and plants threatened with extinction.
