What are some recently extinct animals or plants?

Question

I need to do a project on an animal/plant that has been extinct for 30 years or less. I have to find recently extinct animals or plants that we used for food in the last 30 years.

I'm in grade 7..if that helps

I tried searching on google, ask, yahoo, etc but I couldn't find anything....

Answer 1

Miss Waldon's red Columbus monkey

Answer 2

western black rhinoceros

golden toad

guam flying fox

might want to double check these.

Answer 3

Here are some animals to get you started:

Yangtze River Dolphin

Western Black Rhino

Pyrenean Ibex

And some plants:

Bennett's Seaweed

St. Helena Olive

St. Helena Redwood

These are a few that were overhunted by man:

Many Whale Species - slaughtered for oil and meat

The African black rhinoceros - killed for its horn, used as a medicine , is critically endangered.

The great auk and the passenger pigeon became extinct in the 19th and early 20th centuries because of overhunting

The Carolina parakeet  - a combination of overhunting and habitat destruction.

Plants such as cactus, orchids, and cycads are considered threatened or endangered because of overcollection for commercial purposes.

Answer 4

The below website lists recently extinct animals.  : (