In 1790, John Latham described the pink-headed duck and paced it in the genus Anas. The pink-headed duck has always been a shy species. The fact that it prefers to travel solo or in a single pair has always made it difficult to locate. The pink-headed duck prefers the remote marshes and swamps of India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Like most diving ducks it was never hunted as a food source because its taste was 'undesirable'. The pink-headed duck became the target of collectors. Many were shot or captured alive to be sent to private menageries and aviaries. Many sources will say that the last recorded pink-headed duck was seen in June of 1935, but a few sources say the last pink-headed duck was a captive bird that died in Calcutta in November of 1948. The mix of habitat loss to agriculture, hunting for collections, and removing specimens to be put in private zoos where they were never able to breed greatly impacted the pink-headed duck population. Many people claim to have seen the pink-headed duck since that time, but no accounts have been confirmed. Some of the remote swamplands of Myanmar seem to be a possible location, but scientists think even if there are some survivors out there, the population may only be 30 - 40 individuals. In 1988, bird expert Rory Nugent reported seeing the pink-headed duck, but could provide no conclusive proof. Many locals have said they have seen the pink-headed duck in remote parts of Myanmar and one individual claimed to have caught one and would sell it for money. This lead was never looked into. There have been many attempts to find this elusive duck, but the expedition in 2003, 2005, & 2017 all provided no evidence of the duck's existence. Because there are still reports, the pink-headed duck continues to be listed as 'critically endangered' instead of extinct. Although Jurassic Park is fiction, scientists are working on several de-extinction projects. In fact, in 2003 scientists did bring back the extinct Pyrenean ibex, a type of wild goat, for 7 minutes before it died, showing de-extinction is possible. The pink-headed duck might be a good candidate. Scientists would potentially use DNA from the many specimens that are kept in museum and private collections. If the pink-headed duck was brought to life, could it ever be reintroduced to its native homeland in remote swamps of Myanmar and India? Would today's zoos be able to effectively fail where prior generations failed and get the pink-headed duck to breed in captivity? Would the environment and expanding population in the region sustain a population of the unique duck?