2018 ⟶ Northern White Rhinoceros Functionally Extinct

The northern white rhinoceros becomes functionally extinct.
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🦓 Quagga Extinction

The quagga is rendered extinct.⟶
Quagga Extinction (1883)
ExtinctionZoologyConservationWildlifeNatural HistoryEnvironmental Impact
South AfricaSouth Africa

🕊️ Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, Dies

September 1: Martha, last known passenger pigeon, dies.⟶
Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, Dies (1914)
ExtinctionEnvironmentalismConservationWildlifeZoology
United StatesUnited States

🐬 Yangtze River Dolphin Declared Functionally Extinct

The Baiji, the Yangtze river dolphin, becomes functionally extinct.⟶
Yangtze River Dolphin Declared Functionally Extinct (2006)
ExtinctionEndangered SpeciesConservationEnvironmentalismEcologyYangtze RiverWildlife
ChinaChina

🦏 Northern White Rhinoceros Functionally Extinct

The northern white rhinoceros becomes functionally extinct.⟶
Northern White Rhinoceros Functionally Extinct (2018)
ExtinctionConservationWildlifeEndangered SpeciesZoologyEcologyGlobal Impact
KenyaKenyaCzech RepublicCzech RepublicGermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States

💉 First Approved mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine: Pfizer-BioNTech Collaboration

The first MRNA vaccine to be approved by public health medicines regulators is co-developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for COVID-19.⟶
First Approved mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine: Pfizer-BioNTech Collaboration (2020)
COVID-19PandemicPublic HealthMedical Innovation
GermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States

🐟 Chinese Paddlefish Declared Extinct

July 22: Chinese paddlefish declared extinct.⟶
Chinese Paddlefish Declared Extinct (2022)
ExtinctionConservationEndangered SpeciesBiodiversityEcologyEnvironmental Science
ChinaChina