These animals went extinct in 2023
Extinction isn’t a relic of humanity’s more barbaric past. It’s happening now. In 2023, scientists declared 21 species officially extinct, all in the U.S. Included on the shameful list are birds, mussels, fish, and a mammal. Destroyed habitat, pollution, climate change, exploitation, and invasive species are the culprits. Today’s rate of extinction is “at least…