The Future of Species

The National Park Service (NPS) works to sustain and recover at-risk species. Our mission is to prevent extinction of plants and animals in the parks, and to restore species that have occurred in parks historically but have been lost due a variety of factors. The at-risk species program coordinates and collaborates with partners on actions to sustain biodiversity and ecological systems that support at-risk species.  

At-risk species include those species listed under the Endangered Species Act; state-, locally-, and tribal-listed species; and other native species that are of special management concern including rare, declining, sensitive, endemic, or unique species.