Animals That Are Extinct 2020

Animals That Are Extinct 2020. An update to the international union for conservation of nature's red list of threatened species has declared 31 animal and plant species extinct. In the us, 22 species of birds, mussels, and bats (and one species of plant) were declared extinct in 2021 and 1 million more around the world are at risk of extinction.

We provide an overview of the fates of the 95 species that, since 1950, are known to have persisted in ex situ care. The us government has announced that 23 species of american animals and plants are believed to have gone extinct.