9 Of The Most Endangered Species In The US In 2024

Red Wolf

Endangered with only 15-17 individuals left, known for reddish fur, reintroduced in North Carolina to conserve species after population decline due to human activity.

Florida Panther

Native to Florida with 100-180 individuals left, endangered due to habitat destruction and urbanization, found in forests, prairies, and swampland like Everglades National Park.

Florida Manatee

Once endangered but delisted in 2017 due to recovery efforts, now threatened by water pollution and seagrass bed destruction, leading to high mortality rates.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Endangered due to habitat destruction and bycatch, primarily breeds in Florida, conservation efforts increased population by 24% between 1989 and 1998.

California Condor

Largest wild bird in North America, nearly extinct in the 1980s due to lead poisoning and DDT, population increased to 223 by 2003 through intensive breeding programs.

Mississippi Gopher Frog

Fewer than 100-250 left, found only in Mississippi, endangered due to habitat loss, protected with 7,000 acres of critical habitat designated in Mississippi and Louisiana.

San Joaquin Kit Fox

Smallest fox in North America, fewer than 7,000 left, endangered due to habitat loss and rodenticides, inhabits California s San Joaquin Valley.

Franklin s Bumblebee

Not sighted since 2006, one of the rarest bumblebees, population decline due to habitat loss, pesticides, and disease, described as imperilled by IUCN.

Black-Footed Ferret

Endangered with less than 2% of original range left, dependent on prairie dog burrows, recovered to close to 340 individuals through protection and breeding programs.