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ENDANGERED/RECOVERED

END/REC is a series that examines a currently endangered and a delisted or "recovered" species from a selected geography.

Last updated: 2/17

This series' focus is currently limited to the United States, for simplicity sake. It also currently excludes plants, for the same reason. Each pair hails from one US state drawn at random; while land and creatures know nothing of borders and commonly overlap territories, the states are being used as a tool of measurement.

WHY ENDANGERED AND RECOVERED?

"Currently, there are more than 166,000 species on The IUCN Red List, with more than 46,300 species threatened with extinction, including 44% of reef building corals, 41% of amphibians, 38% of trees, 37% of sharks and rays, 34% of conifers, 26% of mammals, 26% of freshwater fishes and 12% of birds" ( )

At a time of unprecedented threat to unique species worldwide, it is important to both discuss the urgency and the progress yet to be made in conservation. At the same time, it is just as important to honor the efforts that have been made, and the victories attained. Each delisting/"recovery" story has a very complex history, that can both be learned from and, in many cases, improved.