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