U.S. declares more than 20 species extinct after exhaustive searches
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Funny - I'm sure many people could argue the same about democrats - they're the ones firing people for not undergoing unnecessary medical procedures and coordinating with multinational companies on censorship guidance.
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#4This is super depressing, it's crazy to see how much the flora/fauna have changed locally in my lifetime.
It makes me wonder how much worse it actually is. Is looks like most of these were initially listed in the 80s, not too long after Endangered Species Act passed.
Is there some sort of time limit before they officially declare something extinct?
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#5It's interesting something so similar looking to the Pileated Woodpecker went extinct so easily.
Annihilated by preference
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#6If you can't handle the heat get out of the Anthropocene.
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#7This is super depressing, it's crazy to see how much the flora/fauna have changed locally in my lifetime. It makes me wonder how much worse it actually is. Is looks like most of these were initially listed in the 80s, not too long after Endangered Species Act passed. Is there some sort of time limit before they officially declare something extinct?
Sounds like the limit is discretionary. From the NYT:
"Scientists do not declare extinctions lightly. It often takes decades of fruitless searching. About half of the species in this group were already considered extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the global authority on the status of animals and plants. The Fish and Wildlife Service moved slower in part because it is working through a backlog, officials said, and tends to prioritize providing protection for species that need it over removing protection for those that don’t."
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#8From the standpoint of understandig molecular biology and evolution, this is just basically burning the Library of Alexandria to keep yourself warm for a few days. This is unique information being lost forever.
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#9s/super depressing/super distressing/g
agree, signed Extinction Witness
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#10This is super depressing, it's crazy to see how much the flora/fauna have changed locally in my lifetime. It makes me wonder how much worse it actually is. Is looks like most of these were initially listed in the 80s, not too long after Endangered Species Act passed. Is there some sort of time limit before they officially declare something extinct?
How come they don’t investigate WHAT is actually causing this exactly?
Yes climate is changing but did it change that much since 80s?
What if it’s some pesticide? or some food packaging or something