I saw an Ivory Billed Woodpecker riding on the back of one just last week.

I recently went to youtube in search of any recent evidence. All videos I saw were poor quality footage of mangy foxes unfortunately. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if there are some survivors out there though, hopefully they can rebound if so.

I'd like to think it still clings on in some remote pocket of the country, but I suspect it's just wishful thinking. Still, the Night Parrot was spotted in WA only a couple of weeks ago, where it hadn't been seen for 50 years, so there's some slender hope.

I think it would be cool if they survived and increased in numbers.

If the sightings are true, the critter showed up on the opposite end of the country from where it was being looked for (Northern Queensland, rather than Tasmania). That might explain why it wasn't found in the meantime. Still very slim chance, IMHO.

Yeah, a pair managed to live so you put out a $1.25M reward for _one_, removing it from its mate and ensuring the species extinction beyond the shadow of a doubt. Utterly _brilliant_, Bulletin.

Freederick, Wikipedia says they were native to Australia as well as Tasmania and New Guinea, although they became very rare on the mainland, and concentrated on Tasmania, before the English arrived.

Well down here in NZ the Takahe were though to be extinct for 50 years, so I suppose it's a possibility. Be good if it was true.

"Yeah, a pair managed to live so you put out a $1.25M reward for _one_, removing it from its mate and ensuring the species extinction beyond the shadow of a doubt. Utterly _brilliant_, Bulletin"
Excellent point. I wish they did survive and can be brought back like many species. But when the population level sinks below a certain point, genetic inbreeding can do them in.

If they still have the DNA of the last one that died in captivity, they could bring the species back.