When I go to museums, I often take photos of extinct animals (some of which are alleged to exist in isolated places). I've also found old pictures and colour plates in turn-of-the-century encyclopaedias and Victorian/Edwardian natural history books. Rather than keeping the pictures to myself, I've created these pages for other people to enjoy and included information about each creature. This isn't a specific project, but more photos and more categories may be added if I see something interesting in a museum.

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The animals on this pare are just a few of the recently extinct species whose demise could have been avoided. You can read about other recently extinct animals in some of the books below. The thylacine in particular is discussed on cryptozoology forums in relation to claimed sightings.

• The Encyclopedia of Vanished Species (David Day)
  Describes and illustrates (paintings/drawings, no photographs) extinct animals in the last few centuries including the elephant bird, moa, thylacine, quagga, warrah, subspecies of wolves, bears and others.
• Extinct (Anton Gill and Alex West)
  Reconstructs the form and habits of the dodo, thylacine, great auk, smilodon, irish elk and mammoth and investigates their extinction. Includes stills from the British TV series of the same name.
• Rumors of Existence: Newly Discovered, Supposedly Extinct and Unconfirmed Inhabitants of the Animal Kingdom (Matthew Bille)
  Includes recent claims of thylacine sightings.

It is not only wild animals that have suffered extinction; a number of domestic livestock breeds have become extinct due to modern farming methods favouring animals suited to modern intensive farming methods and modern palates. Recommended reading on extinct and endangered livestock: