The list of animals pushed into extinction has grown even longer. In its latest update, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially declared several species extinct, including a charismatic bird, Australian marsupials, and a couple of plants. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The update, part of the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, tracks the conservation status of more than 172,000 species worldwide. It serves as one of the most comprehensive gauges of global wildlife health — and this year’s findings are mixed at best.

Among the species newly listed as extinct are:

The slender-billed curlew ( Numenius tenuirostris )

The Christmas Island shrew ( Crocidura trichura )

A species of

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