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. 

The Tasmanian Tiger May Not Be Extinct, Mysterious Sightings Suggest

Could the Tasmanian tiger be hiding out in New Guinea?

Death of The Last Known Thylacine, 7 September 1936, by Hadie Artiel

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

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

Juraussie Park: Scientists vow to bring Tasmanian tiger back from extinction - NZ Herald

Tasmanian Tiger, Blog

The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger

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

Tassie tiger could have lived to early 2000s: study, The North West Star

Genetics Company Wants To Bring Iconic Tasmanian Tiger Back From Extinction

The Hunter: what if the Thylacine wasn't extinct and someone wanted to kill it off again

In a first, RNA is recovered from extinct Tasmanian tiger