General Statistics for Endangered Species current as of October 15, 2009
How many species in the United States are listed as threatened or endangered?
614 U.S. animal species are listed.
747 U.S. plant species are listed.
How many species in the United States are proposed for listing as threatened or endangered?
18 U.S. animal species are currently proposed for listing.
46 U.S. plant species are currently proposed for listing.
How many listed species have designated critical habitat?
539 U.S. species have designated critical habitat.
How many candidate species are there?
138 animal species are candidates for listing.
110 plant species are candidates for listing.
How many habitat conservation plans (HCPs) have been approved?
1017 habitat conservation plans have been approved (849 current, 168 expired).
How many listed species have approved recovery plans?
1134 species have approved recovery plans.
Have you heard of The Penguin Project? Neither had I until I had the opportunity to attend the Wildlife Conservation Expo in San Francisco on October 3rd. Well, The Penguin Sentinels (formerly the Penguin project) has been established to protect and study the largest Magellanic penguin colony in the world. And for the last 25 years that is exactly what they have been doing. Here are the numbers from 1983-2008:
