New Holland Mouse
Although scientists only discovered the New Holland mouse in 1843, it disappeared within less than 100 years. Miraculously it turned up in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in Australia in 1967.
La Palma Giant Lizard
In 2007, the La Palma giant lizard shocked visitors when it proved that its species wasn’t extinct. The region of the Canary Islands has rapidly attracted those interested in finding more information (and lizards) in the surrounding areas.