The New York Botanical Garden suggests that about 700 of the more than 2000 species of threatened and endangered plant species Member in the United States may be extinct in the next 10 years. [ ENDANGERED PLANTS 0 MCLH 10/05/2016 ]

Reminiscent of the immense flocks of Passenger Pigeons, Eskimo Curlews (commonly called prairie pigeons) may have been second in abundance only to the Lesser Golden-Plover among some 50 species of North American shorebirds Member . [ ENDANGERED AND THREATENED ANIMALS TEXAS 0 MCLH 10/05/2016 ]

It explains that the section: requires the Secretary, once he has listed a species of fish or wildlife Member as a threatened species, to issue regulations to protect that species. [ ILLEGAL REGULATION 0 MCLH 10/05/2016 ]

The Bay-Delta region—where the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers merge and flow into the San Francisco Bay—provides habitat to 750 species of plants and animals Member . [ ASSAULT ON WILDLIFE 0 MCLH 10/05/2016 ]

Though this is not the only sign: the sharing of freshwater resources; the pollution of the oceans, which were once believed to be protected by their immensity; and the disappearance of animal Member species or of ancient forests are also subjects of legitimate concern. [