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What endangered species are making a comeback?

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What endangered species are making a comeback?

Here are four animals that are making a big comeback.

  • Humpback whales. Image: Danielle Cholewiak, NOAA NEFSC.
  • North Atlantic green sea turtle. Image: Mark Sullivan for NOAA.
  • Mountain Gorillas. Image: Photo by Porco Rosso on Unsplash.
  • Starfish. Image: Photo by KIRAN MANOJ on Unsplash.

What animal has made a dramatic comeback due to conservation efforts?

Since then, the species has made a tremendous comeback from the brink of extinction. Thanks to persistent conservation efforts across Africa, black rhino numbers have doubled from their historic low 20 years ago to around 5,600 today.

How do endangered species help the environment?

Why We Protect Them The Endangered Species Act is very important because it saves our native fish, plants, and other wildlife from going extinct. Once gone, they’re gone forever, and there’s no going back.

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What species are no longer endangered?

giant panda
The bald eagle has made a comeback in the US and is no longer endangered. There are only two known northern white rhinos left on Earth. The giant panda is now a vulnerable species and no longer endangered.

Who sponsored the Endangered Species Act?

President Nixon
Spearheaded by Congressman John Dingell (D-MI) and Senator Harrison Williams (D-NJ), President Nixon (R) signed the Endangered Species Act into law on December 28, 1973, after it passed unanimously in the Senate and by a vote of 355-4 in the House of Representatives.

What are some animals that have been saved from extinction?

Ten animals we have saved from extinction

  • Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
  • Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis)
  • Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
  • Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii)
  • Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
  • Island night lizard (Xantusia riversiana)
  • Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis)