Nearly two dozen endangered species are now classified as extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the latest conservation “wake-up call.”
The agency announced that 21 species will be delisted from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction as of Tuesday but will not take effect until next month.
“Federal protections come too late to reverse this species’ decline, and it’s a realization of the importance of conserving endangered species before it’s too late,” Service Director Martha Williams said in a statement.
The species list includes the Little Mariana fruit bat, also known as the Mariana flying fox, which was first classified as endangered in 1984 and last seen in 1968.
Bats are the only mammals recently declared extinct on the list, which has 10 birds, two fish and eight mussels.
“The respective cases also emphasize how human activities can drive the decline and extinction of species by contributing to habitat loss, overuse, and the introduction of invasive species and diseases,” the agency wrote in its announcement Monday.
“As we commemorate 50 years of the Endangered Species Act this year, we are reminded of the purpose of the Act to be a safety net that halts the journey towards extinction.”
Gambusia San Marcos was removed from the endangered list this year.tpwd.texas.gov
The goal of the Endangered Species Act, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, is early intervention to protect endangered species before it’s too late and has reportedly saved an estimated 99% of species from extinction.
Most of the 21 species newly classified as extinct were first considered endangered in the 1970s and 80s, where they existed in “very low numbers” or “probably extinct.”
One surprising bird that will remain on the endangered list is the ivory-billed woodpecker.
Although it has not been officially seen since 1944 and has been endangered since 1967, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service, the organization plans to “continue to analyze and review” the data before making a final determination, due to “significant disagreement among scientists” about its status. real.
Also joining the list is the Bachman’s woodpecker, shown in an 1834 depiction by artist Robert Havell. Heritage Image via Getty Images The ivory-billed woodpecker will remain on the endangered list pending further research. Universal Images Group via Getty Images
In 2019, researchers warned that 1 million species are at risk of extinction due to human behavior, such as overfishing, deforestation, pollution, habitat destruction and climate change, by burning fossil fuels that have resulted in uninhabitable environments for certain species .
The 39-page report claims that species loss is accelerating at an unprecedented rate – and very quickly – and was co-signed by representatives from 109 countries.
“This is the strongest call we’ve seen to reverse the trend of nature loss,” said Rebecca Shaw, chief scientist at the World Wildlife Fund who observed the report’s deliberations at the time.
The po’ouli — or honeycreeper — has also joined the extinct list. Paul E. Baker, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Species delisted from the Endangered Species Act:
- Kauai akialoa
- Kauai nukupuu
- Kauai ‘o’o (honey eater)
- Big Kauai thrush (kam’a)
- Maui ākepa
- Maui nukupuu
- Crawling Molokai (kakawahie)
- Po’ouli (honey creeper)
- White eyes under control
- Little Mariana fruit bat
- San Marcos gambusia
- Scioto is crazy
- Flat toes
- Southern acorn bark
- Stirring skin
- Highland comb leather
- Green flower (pearl mussel)
- Flower tuber (pearl mussel)
- Turgid flower (pearl mussel)
- Yellow flower (pearl mussel)
- Bachman’s swallow
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