Natasha Daly highlights lesser-known endangered species across America in an interactive state-by-state map. According the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, more than half of the species listed as endangered in the U.S. live on private property.
. . . it’s only been through the help of people [that we’ve] been able to bring them back.” – Christina Meister, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: National Geographic, July 30, 2019. Link. In the U.S., 719 animal species are listed as federally endangered or threatened. Every state is home to endangered species—some well-known, some obscure. All are vital to their ecosystems.
INSIGHTS: For more information in your state, U.S. Fish and Wildlife maintains a publicly accessible database of every federally listed endangered animal species present in each U.S. state. < link >