US wildlife officials declare 21 species extinct, removes them from endangered list

One mammal, 10 types of birds, two species of fish and eight species of mussels are now extinct in the United States, wildlife officials announced Monday.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is removing 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction. 'Federal protection came too late to reverse these species’ decline, and it’s a wake-up call on the importance of conserving imperiled species before it’s too late,' U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams said in a press release.

One of the birds being delisted is a Bachman's warbler that used to be found in Florida and South Carolina. Its last confirmed sighting was in the 1980s. Eight of the birds were once found in Hawaii. 'Their forest habitats were razed by development and agriculture.

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