Recovered species delisted by year
Species can be removed from the endangered species list because they recovered, became extinct, or there was an error in the original data
5
Obama's presidency:
18 species delisted
4
3
2
1
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
5
Obama's presidency:
18 species delisted
4
3
2
1
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
5
Obama's presidency:
18 species delisted
4
3
2
1
0
1980
1990
2000
2010
Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service | Graphic: Jan Diehm/The Guardian