Endangered Species Trivia

Here are ten photos of animals that are now extinct or very close to it. While some are gone forever, some are Lazarus species and have been rediscovered after being declared extinct. Will you ever get to see one of these animals? Probably not.

Zoologists use to call them 'living fossils' but in fact they proved to be the most adaptable creatures in the animal kingdom. Let's just hope our human kind will last as much as any of these species.

Extinction is a natural occurrence on our planet. Unfortunately, human beings have been responsible either directly or indirectly for extinctions skyrocketing in the past 200 years. Let's explore some unique animals that will grace this planet no more.

This is a quiz on ten mammals that once lived on our planet. How many of them will you know?

A quiz on the last sightings of animals that have recently gone extinct. The last specimens of many of these animals may have been the last but they were definitely not the least. There are photographs of all of these animals available on the web.

Science truly is a wonderful thing. There have been many animals that have gone extinct in the wild, but have then been brought back by a scientific approach to captive breeding and other programs. Here is a quiz about ten of those animals.

Your first thoughts on hearing "endangered species" are probably: precious, protect, preserve. History, however, is rife with examples to the contrary.

This is a quiz about extinct birds. There are many of them. What do you know about these birds?

This is a quiz on animals that have gone extinct in the past 200 years. They were all unique and they will be missed.

Thelma Thylacine has been recruited to invite some endangered Australian animals to become members of a virtual zoo, so that they will not be forgotten should the worst happen to them. Can you identify the recipient of each invitation?

Some questions on endangered species in the United States- both on the species themselves and on causes of endangerment.

These animals went extinct less than 500 years ago, and in general, looked different enough that the average person could tell something unusual was being lost forever. Why did we let these go?

There are many species whose continued existence is endangered due to poaching, yet for now they manage to survive somehow. This quiz is about some of those animals.

I've decided to be daring; and chose a random category in every quiz category. I plan on writing a quiz in every category based on the category randomly chosen for me. This quiz is about endangered animals, extinct in the wild.

In our current age, the risk of species becoming extinct is one that frequently comes to public attention. Here are a few species that lost the battle - some well before it became a contentious issue, and some despite every effort.

This is a matching quiz where you will be required to identify the continent/country where each of these recently extinct species lived. "Recently extinct" refers to species that have disappeared since 1500 AD.

These animals are low in numbers and are in danger of becoming extinct. They need protection.

My seventh quiz! We've all heard the term "Dead as a Dodo". This quiz is about Raphus cucullatus, the "immortal" dodo.

It is a sad fact that many beautiful animals are becoming extinct for a variety of reasons. Here is a quiz about just a few of them who are on the WWF endangered list.

The giant ground sloth went extinct later than many of the megafauna. Let's take a look at this massive hamster.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, more the forty-eight different species of animals have been officially declared completely extinct. Let's see how much you know about some of them.

A quiz on endangered species from around the world.

Species of animals, previously unknown to science, are being discovered each year. This is a quiz about some of them.

How well do you know your extinct animals?