The latest box score of endangered species of the U.S. as of Nomber,
l998

:
Endangered Threatened

Mammals
59 8
Birds
75 15
Reptiles
l4 2l
Amphibians
9 7
Fishes
69 39
Snails
18 10
Clams
6l 8
Crustaceans
l7 3
Insects
28 9
Arachnids
5 0

Total animals
355 520

Flowering Plants
539 l32
Conifers
2 1
Ferns and Others
26 2

Total Plants
567 135

Grand Total
922 255

Of the 90 endangered and threatened birds, 29
endangered and l threatened are Hawaiian endemics,
more than any other state. The only two endemic
mammals are endangered, The Monk Seal and the
Hoary Bat. There are only three species of Monk
Seals in the world, the Carribean now extinct, the
Mediterranean which is almost extinct and the
Hawaiian.

How many more animals and plants will become extinct
because of our apathy?

Eugene Kridler, Retired Endangered
Species Coordinator, Central and West Pacific Islands