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The Endangered Species Act by the numbers

New Mexican ridge-nosed rattlesnake

Crotalus willardi obscurus

 Threatened. Listed in 1978.

Historic range: Mountains of southern Arizona and New Mexico.

Threats: Habitat disruption due to livestock grazing, wildfire, climate change and illegal collecting.

Known for: Preying on scorpions, centipedes and lizards, as well as small mammals and birds.

2020 expenditures: $20,190

Gentner’s fritillary

 Fritillaria gentneri

Endangered. Listed in 1999.

Historic range: Southern Oregon and Northern California.

Habitat loss and disturbance from development,

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