Extinct in the Wild

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Extinct in the Wild (EW) is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa, the only known living members of which are being kept in captivity or as a naturalized population outside its historic range. Examples of such animals include:

Abingdon Island Tortoise
Red-tailed black shark
Barbary Lion (extinct in the wild since 1922)
Wyoming Toad (extinct in the wild since 1991)
Hawaiian Crow (extinct in the wild since 2002)
Alagoas Curassow (extinct in the wild since 1987 or 1988)
Spix's Macaw (extinct in the wild since 2000)
Socorro Dove (extinct in the wild since 1972)
Guam Rail (extinct in the wild since 1980)

See Species extinct in the wild for a list.

Extinct in the Wild

See also