Recently Extinct Animals 2024 Usa. Listed in the table below are plants and animals that endangered species experts have confirmed or believe to be recently extinct. From the red wolf and florida panther to the manatee and franklin’s bumblebee, these are just 10 of the most endangered species in the us in 2024.

Smithsonian ecologist katherine mertes shares how the species reached the turning point. 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.