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Are 'extinct' animals making a comeback?
Christian Science Monitor ^ | January 16, 2016 | Michael D. Regan

Posted on 01/16/2016 6:24:13 PM PST by presidio9

A breed of sea snake thought to be extinct for years was recently discovered off the west coast of Australia, another in a string of similar findings among species scientists believed were lost forever.

It was the first time the species of snakes was seen in more than 15 years since disappearing from the Timor Sea, according to researchers at Australia's James Cook University who identified the snakes.

The discovery of the Short Nose sea snake was confirmed after an Australia Parks and Wildlife officer sent a photo to researchers for identification, the university said.

The study's lead author, Blanche D'Anastasi, of the university's ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, said the findings would give scientists a second opportunity to protect the species.

"But in order to succeed in protecting them we will need to monitor populations as well as undertake research into understanding their biology and the threats they face," D'Anastasi said in a statement.

D'Anastasi noted that the pair of snakes was believed to be "courting," indicating that there is a breeding population and offering a hope for a more sustainable comeback.

"We were blown away," D'Anastasi said. "These potentially extinct snakes were there in plain sight living on one of Australia’s natural icons, Ningaloo Reef."

A second breed of extremely rare Leaf Scaled sea snake was also recently found in Australia's Shark Bay, several hundred miles away from the species normal territory, which D’Anastasi called a "real surprise."

Both species had vanished from the Timor Sea, though in recent years scientists had seen examples of dead specimens.

The sightings are significant because it increases the known geographic range and habitats for the snakes, though their disappearance in the Timor Sea could not be explained, according to the study.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Extended News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: australia; cryptobiology; cryptozoology; extinct; extinctions; godsgravesglyphs; thylacine
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1 posted on 01/16/2016 6:24:13 PM PST by presidio9
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To: dragonblustar; SunkenCiv

ping


2 posted on 01/16/2016 6:25:22 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: presidio9

It’s a big world out there!


3 posted on 01/16/2016 6:27:49 PM PST by BwanaNdege
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To: presidio9

I blame Global Warming....


4 posted on 01/16/2016 6:29:07 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: presidio9

I think the ivory billed woodpecker really is extinct.

There have been a couple of reported sightings in the Choctawhatchee River swamps and also the Apalachicola River. However no one has been able to verify those.


5 posted on 01/16/2016 6:29:10 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: presidio9

Ivory billed woodpecker is not really confirmed.


6 posted on 01/16/2016 6:30:00 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (I don't know what Claire Wolfe is thinking but I know what I am thinking.)
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To: presidio9

We’re still discovering new species today. There are probably thousands that we don’t even know about yet. How can we tell for sure if a species has gone extinct?


7 posted on 01/16/2016 6:30:01 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: presidio9

The only good sea snake is an extinct sea snake.


8 posted on 01/16/2016 6:30:08 PM PST by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali sono feccia.)
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To: BwanaNdege

The snakes will multiply and eat up some other species in their protected habitat, making that species extinct.


9 posted on 01/16/2016 6:32:57 PM PST by Ciexyz
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No way! Once something is extinct, it's extinct!

10 posted on 01/16/2016 6:34:03 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: presidio9

So we might be seeing Dodo a L’Orange in fine restaurants soon.


11 posted on 01/16/2016 6:34:24 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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12 posted on 01/16/2016 6:37:38 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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13 posted on 01/16/2016 6:38:03 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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Pretty sure the Ivory billed wood pecker is extinct. The 2004 video trying to show a glimpse of it was less than a second of a bird flying off in the distance.


14 posted on 01/16/2016 6:38:18 PM PST by barmag25
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Tasmanian Tiger, eh?


15 posted on 01/16/2016 6:38:42 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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16 posted on 01/16/2016 6:43:28 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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Are 'extinct' animals making a comeback?

Somewhere out there, there's a colony of T-Rexes waiting to be discovered.

Or, they've been discovered but the discoverers didn't make it back alive to tell about it.
17 posted on 01/16/2016 6:44:14 PM PST by adorno (w)
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To: presidio9

The world is a big place with plenty of room to hide. I would not be too surprised if someone found a passenger pigeon.
But I doubt anyone is ever going to find a dodo...


18 posted on 01/16/2016 6:45:00 PM PST by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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I somehow got on the Cornell Ornithology Lab’s email list. I am glad I did.

They also sent me a nice calendar around a month ago. Of course there is a bird for every month.


19 posted on 01/16/2016 6:45:15 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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20 posted on 01/16/2016 6:45:38 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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