How are scientists able to say that a random species is extinct? Did they have to look everywhere?

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How are scientists able to say that a random species is extinct? Did they have to look everywhere?

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It’s pretty easy to guess these days because while we can’t track each individual animal, it’s pretty easy to track the loss of their habitats, which is the real driver of extinction. If the forest is gone, the critter that lived in it is likely gone with it.