Extinctions

 The government released a list of 23 extinctions.  Hawaii has the most of any state; eight birds and one plant.

The good news is that a number of plants and animals on the endangered list in the past have since been taken off the list, including the bald eagle and the brown pelican.  The other noteworthy item is that we are concentrating less on individual species and more on the preservation of habitat.  That makes sense.