{"id":2071729,"date":"2023-10-18T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-species-removed-from-us-endangered-species-act-due-to-extinction\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:18:07","slug":"21-species-removed-from-us-endangered-species-act-due-to-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-species-removed-from-us-endangered-species-act-due-to-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"21 species removed from US Endangered Species Act due to extinction."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F21-species-removed-from-us-endangered-species-act-due-to-extinction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2071729&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>The U.S. Fish and \u200cWildlife Service (FWS) made a significant announcement on Monday, revealing that 21 species are being removed from the\u2062 Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to their unfortunate extinction.<\/p>\n<p>In an exciting press \u200crelease on \u200bOctober 16, the FWS disclosed that most of the \u2064species on the list, which includes a diverse\u200b range of birds, fish, mussels, and mammals, \u2064were initially listed under the ESA in the 1970s and 1980s. However, they were already in critically low numbers and were \u2062likely extinct \u200cat the time of their listing.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u200bfederal agency proposed delisting these species in \u200cSeptember 2021, they\u200c withdrew the proposal for one species, the Phyllostegia glabra var. lanaiensis,\u2062 a Hawaiian perennial \u2064herb \u2062in the \u200bmint family. This decision was made after surveys identified new and potentially suitable\u200d habitats \u2062for the plant to thrive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/extinction-risk-federal-backing-for-feral-horse-cull-5509552?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">&#8216;Extinction Risk&#8217;: Federal Backing\u200b for Feral Horse Cull<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/13\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/extinction-risk-federal-backing-for-feral-horse-cull-5509552?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/cooperative-interstate-effort-prepares-three-young-manatees-for-a-second-chance-in-the-wild-5506665?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Cooperative \u2062Interstate \u2062Effort\u2063 Prepares Three Young Manatees for a Second Chance in the Wild<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/9\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/cooperative-interstate-effort-prepares-three-young-manatees-for-a-second-chance-in-the-wild-5506665?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!--\/$-->\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Although\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twenty-one-species-declared-extinct-and-removed-from-endangered-list\/\" title=\"21 species declared extinct and removed from endangered list.\">ivory-billed woodpecker<\/a>\u200d was\u2062 also included in the agency&#8217;s original delisting proposal two years ago, wildlife officials have decided to keep the red-crowned bird on the list. They plan to thoroughly analyze and review the available information\u200b before making a final decision on whether to delist this potentially extinct woodpecker, which is native\u200d to \u2063the \u200cbottomland hardwood forests and temperate\u2064 coniferous\u2062 forests of the United States\u200d and Cuba.<\/p>\n<h2>Delisted Species<\/h2>\n<p>Among the species now officially declared extinct, eight are birds native to Hawaii. Here is the list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kauai akialoa: Listed as endangered in 1967; \u200blast confirmed sighting\u200b was \u2064in the 1960s<\/li>\n<li>Kauai nukupuu: Listed as endangered\u200b in\u200d 1970; last confirmed sighting was \u200cin\u2062 1899<\/li>\n<li>Kaua\u02bbi \u02bb\u014d\u02bb\u014d: Listed as endangered in 1967; last confirmed \u2062sighting was in 1987<\/li>\n<li>Large Kauai thrush: \u2064Listed\u200c as endangered in 1970; last confirmed \u200bsighting was in 1987<\/li>\n<li>Maui \u0101kepa: Listed as endangered in 1970; last confirmed sighting was in 1988<\/li>\n<li>Maui nukupu\u02bbu: Listed as\u2064 endangered in 1970; last confirmed sighting was in 1996<\/li>\n<li>Molokai \u200dcreeper: Listed as endangered\u200c in 1970; last confirmed \u2062sighting was in 1963<\/li>\n<li>Po`ouli:\u200b Listed as endangered in 1975; last \u2063confirmed sighting was in 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Hawaiian birds declared extinct today are a \u2063case\u2064 in point. Their forest \u200dhabitats were razed by development and agriculture. The introduction to the islands of mosquitoes,\u2063 which are not native and carry \u2063both avian pox \u2062and avian malaria, provided the nail in the coffin,&#8221; stated\u2063 the Center for Biological Diversity,\u2064 a renowned non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-un-russia-diplomat-quits-over-opposition-to-ukraine-war-slams-putin\/\" title=\"Top UN Russia Diplomat Quits Over Opposition to Ukraine War, Slams Putin\">-profit organization dedicated<\/a> to protecting endangered species.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another bird species now \u200bofficially extinct is the Bachman&#8217;s warbler, one of the rarest songbirds that was last seen \u2063in North \u200bAmerica almost four decades ago. This vibrant yellow\u2062 bird \u2063was once abundant in\u200b Florida and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The only mammal species\u2062 on the list\u200b is\u200b the \u2062Little Mariana fruit bat, a small fruit bat found in Guam.\u200c Additionally, the list includes \u2062seven mussels found in Alabama, as well as two fish species found in Texas and Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Federal protection came too late to reverse the\u200d decline of these species, serving as a\u200b wake-up call on the \u200dimportance of conserving endangered species before it&#8217;s too late,&#8221; emphasized FWS Director Martha Williams\u2063 on Monday. &#8220;As \u2064we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act this \u200dyear, we are reminded of its purpose as \u200da safety net that prevents the journey towards\u200b extinction. Our ultimate goal is to recover these species,\u200c so they\u2063 no\u2064 longer require the Act&#8217;s protection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ESA, \u2063signed \u200cinto law by former President Richard Nixon in 1973, is a crucial\u200d federal act. It has provided a \u2064framework \u200bfor conserving and protecting threatened or endangered plants and animals, both within the United \u200dStates \u200band internationally.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2062 to the FWS&#8217;s news release, the ESA \u2063has \u200cproven to be &#8220;highly effective&#8221; and\u2063 is credited\u200b with saving 99 percent \u2062of the species listed as threatened or endangered.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To\u2062 date, over 100 species of plants and animals have been \u200cdelisted due\u2062 to\u200b recovery or reclassified \u200bfrom endangered \u2063to \u2063threatened based on improved \u2064conservation status. Hundreds more species are \u200dstable or improving, \u2062thanks to \u2063the collaborative\u200c efforts of Tribes, federal agencies, state and local governments, conservation organizations, and private citizens,&#8221; stated wildlife officials, as per \u200cthe release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/21-species-removed-from-us-endangered-species-act-due-to-extinction_948320.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTD News<\/a><\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the removal of 21 species from the Endangered Species Act highlight\u200b the importance of continued \u200cconservation efforts?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Cooperative Interstate Effort Prepares Three Young Manatees for a Second Chance in the Wild<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/12\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<p>          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/cooperative-interstate-effort-prepares-three-young-manatees-for-a-second-chance-in-the-wild-5506665?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>          <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The removal\u200d of these 21 species from the Endangered Species Act highlights the need for continued efforts to protect and conserve biodiversity. The ESA,\u2064 signed into\u200b law in 1973, provides a framework for the conservation of\u200d endangered and threatened species and their habitats.<\/p>\n<p>While the removal of\u2064 these extinct species from the list may \u2064seem like a setback, it actually demonstrates\u2062 the effectiveness of conservation efforts in preventing further extinctions. The fact \u2063that \u2064these species were already critically endangered or extinct at \u2063the time of their listing underscores the importance of early intervention and proactive conservation measures.<\/p>\n<p>The FWS&#8217;s decision to \u2063withdraw the proposal to delist the Phyllostegia glabra var. lanaiensis highlights the role of scientific research and monitoring in conservation decision-making. The discovery of potential new habitats for the plant \u2063shows the importance of\u200d ongoing research and \u200defforts to understand\u2063 the needs and requirements of endangered species.<\/p>\n<p>However, the FWS&#8217;s announcement also serves as a reminder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-watchdog-has-warning-on-barriers-to-advanced-nuclear-reactors\/\" title=\"Government watchdog warns of obstacles to advanced nuclear reactors.\">ongoing challenges\u2063 faced<\/a> in conservation. The loss of these species is a stark \u2063reminder of\u2062 the impact of human activities on biodiversity and the urgent need for increased conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Climate \u2063change, habitat destruction, pollution, and invasive species are some of the key drivers of species extinction. Addressing these \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-species-removed-from-us-endangered-species-act-due-to-extinction\/\" title=\"21 species removed from US Endangered Species Act due to extinction.\">issues requires global cooperation<\/a>, policy changes, and individual actions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-electric-vehicle-company-promoted-by-biden-declares-bankruptcy\/\" title=\"Biden-backed EV Firm Files for Bankruptcy\">reduce \u200ccarbon emissions<\/a>, protect habitats, and promote \u2062sustainable practices.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to conserve endangered and threatened species \u2063are crucial not only for \u200bthe preservation of biodiversity but\u200c also \u2063for\u2062 maintaining\u200b ecosystem health and functioning.\u2063 Many species play important roles in ecosystem processes, such as pollination, seed dispersal,\u2063 and nutrient cycling.<\/p>\n<p>Conservation initiatives, such as habitat restoration, species reintroduction, and captive\u200c breeding programs, have proven successful in saving endangered species from extinction. These efforts must be\u200d continued\u2063 and expanded to ensure the long-term survival of threatened species.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dremoval of these \u200c21 species \u200cfrom the Endangered Species Act serves as a reminder of the fragility of\u2064 our planet&#8217;s biodiversity and the urgent need for action. It underscores the importance of conservation efforts, scientific research, and public \u200cawareness in protecting and\u200c preserving our \u200cnatural heritage for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200bindividuals and as a society, we have a responsibility to make\u200c sustainable choices and \u200dsupport initiatives that promote the conservation\u200d and preservation of\u200d endangered \u2062species and their habitats. By \u200bworking together, we can make a difference in safeguarding \u2062our planet&#8217;s rich biodiversity and ensuring a \u2064sustainable future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Title: Significant Announcement: 21\u200b Species\u200c Removed from the Endangered Species Act Due to Extinction<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Fish and \u200bWildlife Service recently announced \u2063the removal \u2062of 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to their unfortunate extinction. This press release on \u200cOctober \u206416th highlighted the diverse range of birds, fish, mussels, and mammals that were initially listed under the ESA in the 1970s and 1980s. However, these species were \u200calready critically low \u200din numbers and likely extinct at the\u2064 time \u2064of\u2064 their listing.<\/p>\n<p>Conservation Efforts and Delisting Proposal:<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cfederal agency had proposed delisting these species in September 2021, except for one species called\u2064 the Phyllostegia \u2062glabra var. lanaiensis. This Hawaiian \u200cperennial herb in the \u200bmint family \u2062was spared from delisting after surveys identified new and \u200bpotentially suitable habitats for its survival. This decision showcases the significance of scientific research and monitoring in conservation decision-making processes.<\/p>\n<p>Importance of Continued Conservation\u2063 Efforts:<\/p>\n<p>The removal of \u200dthese 21 species from the Endangered Species Act emphasizes the\u2063 ongoing need for efforts to \u2062protect and conserve\u200b biodiversity. The ESA, established in 1973, provides a crucial framework for the safeguarding of endangered and threatened species and \u200btheir habitats. While\u200b the \u2064removal of extinct species might seem like a setback, it\u2063 actually demonstrates the effectiveness of conservation actions in preventing further<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared 21 species extinct, leading to their removal from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The list includes birds, fish, mussels, and mammals, most of which were originally listed under the ESA. 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