Tasmanian Tigers Are Extinct, So Why Are Locals Reporting Sightings?

These sightings, if true, would reverse the belief that the carnivore has gone extinct.
Reported sightings negate the belief that the carnivore has gone extinct. 

Explained: Considered extinct since 1936, how Tasmanian tiger's sightings continue to be reported

Reported Tasmanian tiger encounters revealed in government documents

Proof Tasmanian tiger still alive? Farmer spots mystery beast prowling bush wasn't scared of humans

Could the Tasmanian tiger be hiding out in New Guinea?

Officially 'extinct' Tasmanian tiger reportedly spotted in Australia - National

Researchers tentatively place Tasmanian tiger extinction in the late 1990s

Tasmanian Tigers Are Extinct. Why Do People Keep Seeing Them? - The New York Times

Scientists hunt for extinct Tasmanian tiger after sightings in Australia

Last of its kind: 'Precious' footage emerges of extinct Tasmanian tiger - National

The History Of The Thylacine, The Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Of Australia

People are reporting sightings of the Tasmanian tiger, thought to be extinct