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. 

Return of the Tasmanian tiger? - The Statesman

Tasmanian tiger: 'Sightings' of extinct animal spark hunt in Australia, The Independent

Reported Tasmanian tiger encounters revealed in government documents

Is the truth still out there? - Australian Geographic

Extinct but not gone — the thylacine continues to fascinate us

Tiger earns its stripes as a legend in Tasmania - Chinadaily.com.cn

ShukerNature: THE NEW GUINEA THYLACINE - CRYING WOLF IN IRIAN JAYA?

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

Precious' footage from 1935 of last-known Tasmanian tiger released - KVIA

Man on the trail of the Tasmanian tiger, Video, Blue Mountains Gazette

Island Conservation Tasmanian Tiger on the Horizon? - Island Conservation

Tasmanian Tiger: Will Extinct Thylacine Make a Comeback? - The Tiniest Tiger

The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger