Vanishing: American Species Your Children May Never See
Many Americans have fond memories of a childhood spent in the outdoors. Many of us remember chasing butterflies, picking beautiful flowers, and climbing mountains inhabited by a multitude of trees, moss, and a host of critters. Sadly, as American interest in conservationism and biodiversity has decreased, so too have opportunities for younger generations to have similarly profound experiences in nature. Faced with the very real consequences of the sixth great extinction, Endangered Species Coalition decided to utilize our 2014 Top 10 Report to launch the Vanishing Species campaign, highlighting ten endangered American species that the next generation of children may not see. The goal of our Vanishing campaign is to educate, inspire, and engage the next generation of students, their families, and their communities about the importance of fighting to protect the Endangered Species Act and America’s biodiversity. It was out of these three goals that the Missing Species Report project was born.
History
For nine years, ESC has released a Top 10 Report to the public and policy makers, highlighting pressing conservation issues and providing a snapshot of the state of our nation’s endangered species. In our report, we focus on ten American endangered species that are thematically linked with one another, be it by the issues preventing their recovery or by the fact that all ten species had successfully recovered their populations. We use the stories we tell about these species to reach out to the public, and to heighten awareness and a sense of urgency about taking action to protect endangered wildlife. This annual report has proven especially successful at framing our issues in the media, and it frequently gets attention from state and federal lawmakers. It has also been used by our partner organizations to highlight the work that they carry out on specific species all across the country. These reports generally act as a springboard for a new ESC campaign, such as last year’s Vanishing Species report, which in turn launched our Vanishing Campaign.
Read the Top Ten Reports, No Room to Roam and Vanishing for more information.
Photo Gallery
Photographs of plants, fish, and animals are available to use in creation of Missing Species Reports and artwork.
Learn about the Missing Species Reports at missingspeciesreports.org and find out how you can take part.
Participating Organizations

Pelican Island Audubon Society

Selkirk Conservation Alliance

EPIC

Trap Free Montana Public Lands

Howling for Wolves

Western Nebraska Resources Council

Friends of Wisconsin Wolves and Wildlife

Friends of Blackwater

Born Free USA

Rocky Mountain Wild

Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children and Families

American Conservation Film Festival

Mass Audubon

Walker Lake Working Group

NPCC

Native Plant Conservation Campaign
International League of Conservation Photographers

Southern Resident Killer Whale Initiative

Animal Welfare Institute

American Bird Conservancy

EPIC

Environmental Action

ICAF

California Wolf Center

Cascadia Wildlands

Utah Environmental Congress

Project Coyote

Sierra Club

Endangered Species Coalition

Sierra Club Outings

Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

Earth Day Network

NABT

NOAA Fisheries

National Wildlife Federation

Wolf Conservation Center

Xerces Society

WildEarth Guardians

Union of Concerned Scientists

Turtle Island Restoration Network

SAVE THE FROGS!

Save Our Wild Salmon

Salmon Protection and Watershed Network SPAWN

Restore: The North Woods

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

Oregon Wild

Oceana

Northern Jaguar Project

Natural Resources Defense Council

National Wolfwatcher Coalition

National Parks Conservation Association

National Audubon Society

International Fund for Animal Welfare

Humane Society of the U.S.

Greenpeace

Great Old Broads for Wilderness

Garden Club of America
Federation of Fly Fishers

Environmental Council of Rhode Island

Earthjustice

Defenders of Wildlife

Conservation Northwest

Carribean Conservation Corp’n./Sea Turtle Survival League

California Trout

Bat Conservation International

National Park Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Audubon Society

Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Association of State Wetland Managers
