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  • Rated by yamaska on May 20 2008, 1:53pm

    This is wonderful news...

  • Rated by cobaltbuckeye49 on May 19 2008, 5:15pm

    A great site to visit, very informative.

  • Rated by roslyn217 on Apr 21 2008, 3:45am

    Two "Extinct" Species Rediscovered From The Page: Javan, or Malay? You decide. Image from guideborneo First there was Swinshoe's softshell turtle, and then the Javan Elephant. Is this more commonplace than we might believe? Frankly, no. Despite the occasional hubbub over an animal science has lost track of- say, the Coelacanth- we've witnessed something extraordinary. Swinshoe's turtle was previously believed to be extinct in the wild, with only three remaining in captivity, and therefore every one of these 300-pound turtles is a critical find. The Javan elephant, is something else entirely- a species that may have been misclassified since the 1800s. Essentially, there are no Javan elephants in Java, as they're extinct there, but the pygmies in Borneo represent a small group owned by the Sultan of Sulu. That group thrived, and their progeny are presently known as the Malaysian Pygmy Elephant- or were, until the discovery that they were, in fact, the last of the Javans.

  • Rated by mikepelton on Apr 19 2008, 10:01pm

    Another great environmental review blog.

  • Reviewed by largeGROUCH on Apr 18 2008, 3:58pm

    Two "Extinct" Species Discovered April 18, 2008 Javan, or Malay? You decide. Image from guideborneo First there was Swinshoe's softshell turtle, and then the Javan Elephant. Is this more commonplace than we might believe? Frankly, no. Despite the occasional hubbub over an animal science has lost track of- say, the Coelacanth- we've witnessed something extraordinary. Swinshoe's turtle was previously believed to be extinct in the wild, with only three remaining in captivity, and therefore every one of these 300-pound turtles is a critical find. The Javan elephant, is something else entirely- a species that may have been misclassified since the 1800s. Essentially, there are no Javan elephants in Java, as they're extinct there, but the pygmies in Borneo represent a small group owned by the Sultan of Sulu. That group thrived, and their progeny are presently known as the Malaysian Pygmy Elephant- or were, until the discovery that they were, in fact, the last of the Javans. Twice in the last 36 hours there's been an announcement that a once-extinct species is still walking the Earth, despite our best efforts against it. Environmental Graffiti is up for four bloggers' choice awards. You can vote for us for best entertainment blog, best blog of all time, best geek blog and best animal blogger. If you want to find out all the latest news on the environment, why not subscribe to our RSS feed? We'll even throw in a free album.

  • Rated by envirograffiti on Apr 18 2008, 8:43am

    2 extinct species rediscovered at the same time. Wicked.

  • Rated by socialpyramid on Apr 18 2008, 8:41am

    From the page: "Twice in the last 36 hours thereā€s been an announcement that a once-extinct species is still walking the Earth, despite our best efforts against it."