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# U.S. declares more than 20 species extinct after exhaustive searches
- URL: https://werd.io/us-declares-more-than-20-species-extinct-after-exhaustive-searches/
- Published: 2021-09-30T21:13:21.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-30T21:13:21.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

"The Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that 22 animals and one plant native to the United States are now extinct and should be removed from the endangered species list after exhausting efforts to find evidence that they are still alive."

\[[Link](https://www.axios.com/us-23-extinct-species-endangered-species-list-0555df01-b298-4df0-bc24-466d79530f2d.html)\]