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Delisting species due to their extinction signals a ‘wake-up call on the importance of conserving imperiled species before it’s too late’according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced yesterday that they will delist 21 species from the Endangered Species Act because they are extinct. Found in 16 states and in the U.S.
Other Hawaiian birds may soon become extinct too: after the massive wildfires triggered by climate breakdown roared across much of Maui, the critically endangered ʻAkikiki,The Unique World Of Azorean Whale Boat Racing “Both threaten to undo our very way of life, leaving our children with a considerably poorer planet. One silver lining to this sad situation is that protecting and restoring forests, grasslands and other natural habitats will help address both.”“Federal protection came too late to reverse these species’ decline, and it’s a wake-up call on the importance of conserving imperiled species before it’s too late,” said USFWS Director Martha Williams in a statement.
A total of 650 species have already been listed as extinct in the United States, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, a national U.S. nonprofit wildlife conservation organization . Scientists have been warning the public for decades that Earth is experiencing a mass extinction event, which is defined as the loss of more than 75% of its species in less than 2.8 million years.
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