what animals are going extinct in america?
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['Florida panther. The panther is one of the most endangered mammals in the country, according to the Defenders of Wildlife. ... ', 'Lesser prairie chicken. ... ', "Devil's Hole pupfish. ... ", "Bryde's whale. ... ", 'North Atlantic right whale. ... ', 'Monarch butterfly. ... ', 'Delta Smelt.']
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Since the 16th century, humans have driven at least 680 vertebrate species to extinction, including the Pinta Island tortoise. The last known animal of this subspecies, a giant tortoise nicknamed Lonesome George, died at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador in 2012.
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And this is a species already threatened by habitat loss and poaching. The other 1.8 million animals that have likely perished include frogs, anteaters, and ocelots, as well as slower and smaller creatures like sloths, armadillos, insects, and reptiles.
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Everglades National Park is home to a number of threatened and endangered plant and animal species. Some of the best known of these are the Florida Panther, American Crocodile, American Alligator, West Indian Manatee, Wood Stork, and Snail Kite.
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['(rare) Hippopotamus.', '(rare) Black Mamba.', '(common) Fat Tailed Scorpion.', '(common) African Hunting Dog.', '(rare) African Fish Eagle.', '(super rare!) Nile Crocodile.', '(common) Caracal.', '(common) Honey Badger.']
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From snails to whales, approximately 2,270 species are listed as endangered or threatened globally under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). Of the species that are listed, approximately 150 of them live in the ocean in U.S. waters, and some are considered closer to extinction than others.
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['13 Threatened Species.', 'Atlantic sturgeon (Gulf subspecies) (Acipenser oxyrinchus (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi)', 'Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)', 'Inflated heelsplitter (Potamilus inflatus)', 'Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)', 'Louisiana pearlshell (Margaritifera hembeli)']
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Insects are going extinct 8 times faster than mammals, birds, and reptiles. Sanchez-Bayo and the other researchers behind the February 2019 study found that bee species in the UK, Denmark, and North America have taken major hits — bumblebees, honey bees, and wild bee species are all declining.
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['Harlequin Duck.', 'Red Fox.', 'Gray Wolf.', 'Caribou.', 'Grizzly Bear.', 'Plains Bison.', 'Moose.']
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Most North American megafauna went extinct 10,000 years ago because of climate change and human impact. One hypothesis is that the primary food source of the dire wolf, large herbivores, was becoming less common and they were too food-stressed to survive.
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Three bird species, two frogs, a shark, a famous snail and one of the world's largest freshwater fish were among those declared extinct this year. We lost a lot of species in 2019. The year started with the extinction of a tiny Hawaiian snail and ended with the loss of one of the world's largest freshwater fishes.
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Marine endangered animals include: loggerheads, green and olive ridley sea turtles, various species of sawfishes and blue whales. Dugongs, humphead wrasses, whale sharks, humpback whales, grey nurse sharks, and great white sharks are examples of marine animals that will likely go extinct if little changes.
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["Pickergill's Reedfrog. Pickergill's Reed Frog – critically endangered. ... ", 'Cape vulture. Cape Vulture. ... ', 'Cheetah. Cheetah female – photo by Dumay de Boulle. ... ', 'African Wild dog (painted dog) ... ', 'Blue crane. ... ', 'Riverine rabbit. ... ', 'Knysna seahorse. ... ', 'Golden Moles.']
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['Amur Leopards. The Amur Leopard is critically endangered with only 60 known animals left in the wild. ... ', 'Pygmy Hippos. Only about 1,000 of these adorable animals are alive in the wild today. ... ', 'Sand Cats. ... ', 'Egyptian Tortoises. ... ', 'Sea Otters. ... ', 'Fennec Fox. ... ', 'Pileated Gibbons.']
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Impacts. Deforestation and tree-clearing is the major cause of habitat loss for many threatened and endangered species. In Asia, this includes orangutans, tigers, rhinos and elephants, some of which are on the brink of extinction.
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['Critically Endangered: Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus).', 'Endangered: European Mink (Mustela lutreola)', "Vulnerable: Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra). European Squirrel (Spermophilus citellus). Geoffroy's Bat (Myotis emarginatus). Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)."]
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There are over 1,300 endangered or threatened species in the United States today. Endangered species are those plants and animals that have become so rare they are in danger of becoming extinct.