• yeather@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Well when you think the animal is extinct for over 100 years it’s generally the word you use.

    • cnnrduncan@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      They didn’t think that the animal was extinct for over 100 years though. There are threatened populations in QLD, NSW, tassie etc.; they just hadn’t been seen in the state of SA in 100+ years.