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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They check not only for the animals, but for feces, bones, and other traces and pieces of evidence that the animal is known to leave behind. They also monitor reports by people living in near the habitat to see whether there are any sightings, as well as populations of known prey.

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