21 species have been delisted from the Endangered Species Act, and not for a good reason
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has delisted 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, the agency announced. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has delist ed 21 species from the En danger ed Species Act due to extinction, the agency announced Monday. The service had proposed the delisting of nearly two dozen species in September 2021 due to extinction. Included in the group of animals now declared extinct are the Little Mariana fruit bat, also known as a flying fox, in Guam; two species of fish, including the San Marcos gambusia in Texas and Scioto madtom in Ohio, and eight species of mussels. Ten species of birds, including the Bachman's warbler, a small yellow and black songbird, in Florida and South Carolina; the Bridled white-eye, a green, yellow and white tropical lowland forest bird from Guam, and eight honeycreeper species in Hawaii, have also been delisted. MORE: World's largest flower is in danger of extinction, scientists warn The decision to ...