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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Fish and Wildlife Service Declares 23 Species Extinct' data-article-id='5887'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13375'>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has identified 23 species it says are now extinct.</span> <span data-start-time='13375' data-end-time='28875'>The agency released a list Wednesday that includes 11 birds, eight freshwater mussels, two species of fish, a bat and a plant. </span> <span data-start-time='28875' data-end-time='37042'>Most of the species had been found in states in the southeastern U.S. </span> <span data-start-time='37042' data-end-time='42250'>Eleven species lived in Hawaii or Guam.</span> <span data-start-time='42250' data-end-time='50563'>Perhaps the best known species on the list is the ivory-billed woodpecker. </span> <span data-start-time='50563' data-end-time='58250'>There had been unconfirmed sightings of the bird over the past 20 years. </span> <span data-start-time='58250' data-end-time='68167'>That led to search operations in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. </span> <span data-start-time='68167' data-end-time='72625'>But none of the woodpeckers were found.</span> <span data-start-time='72625' data-end-time='83771'>Other species on the list had only been identified in the wild a few times and never seen again.</span> <span data-start-time='83771' data-end-time='93688'>One example is the flat pigtoe, a freshwater mussel found in Alabama and Mississippi. </span> <span data-start-time='93688' data-end-time='103229'>In such cases, the species likely started disappearing shortly after being discovered.</span> <span data-start-time='103229' data-end-time='114146'>In declaring a species extinct, the Fish and Wildlife Service removes it from its Endangered Species Act (ESA). </span> <span data-start-time='114146' data-end-time='123938'>The purpose of the ESA is to call attention to species with the greatest need for protection.</span> <span data-start-time='123938' data-end-time='140417'>The agency said the identifications came after officials carried out “rigorous” investigations based on “the best available science for each of these species.” </span> <span data-start-time='140417' data-end-time='148104'>The declarations will become final after a three-month public comment period.</span> <span data-start-time='148104' data-end-time='159375'>All 23 species were thought to have at least a small chance of survival when added to the ESA list. </span> <span data-start-time='159375' data-end-time='172646'>Only 11 species have been previously removed because of extinction in the nearly half-century since the ESA was signed into law.</span> <span data-start-time='172646' data-end-time='186896'>The Fish and Wildlife Service warned that climate change, combined with other environmental pressures, could make such disappearances more common. </span> <span data-start-time='186896' data-end-time='197063'>As an example, it said nearly 3 billion birds have been lost in North America since 1970.</span> <span data-start-time='197063' data-end-time='208104'>“These extinctions highlight the need to take action to prevent further losses,” the agency said in a statement.</span> <span data-start-time='208104' data-end-time='215667'>Around the world, about 900 species have been documented as extinct. </span> <span data-start-time='215667' data-end-time='225208'>The actual number, however, is thought to be much higher because some are never officially identified. </span> <span data-start-time='225208' data-end-time='240313'>Many scientists have warned that the planet is in an “extinction crisis,” with plants and animals disappearing at 1,000 times the historical rate.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/C.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18096 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/what_is_a_species.wav'>What is a species?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/a_group_of_living_organisms_consisting_of_similar_individuals.wav'><span>a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/a_dish_not_on_the_regular_menu_at_a_restaurant_but_served_on_a_particular_day.wav'><span>a dish not on the regular menu at a restaurant but served on a particular day</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/the_rate_at_which_someone_or_something_is_able_to_move_or_operate.wav'><span>the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/a_bad_temper.wav'><span>a bad temper</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18097 data-hint-location='13375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/according_to_the_article_how_many_species_of_birds_were_identified_as_extinct_by_the_us_fish_and_wildlife_service.wav'>According to the article, how many species of birds were identified as extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='11'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/1000.wav'><span>1,000</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/11.wav'><span>11</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/10.wav'><span>10</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/23.wav'><span>23</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18098 data-hint-location='172646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/the_fish_and_wildlife_service_warned_that_climate__blank__combined_with_other_environmental_pressures_could_make_such_disappearances_more_common_.wav'>The Fish and Wildlife Service warned that climate <span class='blank'>change</span>, combined with other environmental pressures, could make such disappearances more common. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='change'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5331/change.wav'><span>change</span></div><div 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