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. 

Footage from 1935 shows last known Tasmanian tiger

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

Odds that Tasmanian tigers are still alive are 1 in 1.6 trillion

Is the truth still out there? - Australian Geographic

Tiger of the Penguin kind, the story of a thylacine in Tassie's north west.

8 sightings bring into question whether Tasmanian tiger is really extinct - Casper, WY Oil City News

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

In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger

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

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?

The Tasmanian tiger went extinct 80 years ago today. But that took decades to figure out. - The Washington Post

Thylacine - Wikipedia

Thylacine sighting Gympie area, Queensland 1980's