How Many Animals Went Extinct In 2024. While scientists have documented countless new animal species since the beginning of the 21st century, there are unfortunately many recently extinct animals as well. What this metric tells us is that across the 34,836 studied wildlife populations, the.

The world economic forum’s global risks report 2024 cites biodiversity and ecosystem collapse as a major threat. Despite good news for animals such as the european bison, a total of 31 species have been declared extinct, including three frogs of central america, 17 freshwater fish of the.