How do we know that a species has definitely gone extinct (as opposed to just being extremely rare/elusive)?

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How do we know that a species has definitely gone extinct (as opposed to just being extremely rare/elusive)?

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“A species is extinct when there is no reasonable doubt that the last remaining individual of that species has died.”

[Source](https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/endangered-species/)

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