I believe the full list can be found here:
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/23-species-from-19-states-lost-to-extinction-2021-09-29/
Nagi
On Sep 29, 2021, 19:38 -0700, Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx>, wrote:
Joel have you seen the full list of all 23? I can't seem to find anything
other than the high(?)lights.
Tom
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From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf ;
Of Joel Geier
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 6:39 PM
To: Oregon Birders OnLine; boo
Cc: Linda Fink
Subject: [obol] Re: 23 species declared extinct
Sad news but thanks for sharing this on BOO, Linda. I don't see any reason
why this shouldn't go to OBOL too.
As much as it's sad to acknowledge when all hope is gone for any of us ever
to see a Bachman's Warbler, an Ivory-billed Woodpecker, or any of the
Hawai'ian or Guam endemic birds on this extinction list, I guess we all sort
of knew that this day was coming.
I'm curious if there is any practical significance to this negative form of
de-listing. For example, does it result in less protection of bottomland
forests in the southeastern states? If so, should we anticipate something
similar after the last Northern Spotted Owl left in our Oregon old-growth
forests meets his or her demise? I'm old enough to remember back in the
1980s, when Northern Spotted Owls were still described as an "indicator
species" for an entire ecosystem type, rather than just a singular species
that should be maintained on what amounts to life-support, after that
ecosystem has been fragmented and demolished beyond all recognition.
The sounding of the death knell for eight freshwater mussel species also has
a Northwest birding connection. At an Oregon Field Ornithologists (now known
as OBA) meeting in Astoria about 15 years ago, local birder Lee Cain gave a
fascinating presentation which included discussion of our own native
freshwater mussel species, and their remarkable reproductive strategies.
Over half a century ago, Aldo Leopold advocated for "saving all of the
pieces" of our ecosystems, considering how little we knew then about how
those pieces fit together, like a well-made watch that was damaged but might
still be repaired. Now we've lost 23 more pieces of that watch.
--
Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
From: Linda Fink <linda@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [boo] Linda Fink <linda@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:41:09 -0700
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