America's natural bounty includes an astounding variety of unique anopriceless wildlife. Under the Endangered Species Act, which marks its50th anniversary in 2023, more than 1,600 imperiled plant and animalspecies are safequarded to increase their chances of survival. With thispane of 20 stamps, the U.S. Postal Service presents a photographicportfolio of 20 representative endangered animal species. Thosefeatured are found within the 50 states and American territories andpossessions, or living near U.S. borders.
The word “Endangered” and the common name of the pictured speciesis printed on each stamp. The pane's selvage features a larger version othe Roanoke logperch photograph with the issuance title,“EndangeredSpecies.
On the first row are: Laysan teal, black-footed ferret, Roanoke logperchthick-billed parrot; second row: candy darter, Florida panther, maskedbobwhite quail, Key Largo cotton mouse, third row: Lower Keys marshrabbit, Wyoming toad, Vancouver lsland marmot, golden-cheekedwarbler: fourth row: Guam Micronesian kingfisher, San Francisco qartersnake, Mexican gray wolf, Attwater's prairie chicken, fifth row: Nashvillecrayfish, piping plover, desert bighorn sheep, Mississippi sandhill crane
The colorful and charismatic endangered creatures presented on thestamps are selected from among more than 13,000 species featured inJoel Sartore's National Geographic Photo Ark project which aims todocument every species living in the world's zoos, aquariums, andwildlife sanctuaries; inspire action through education; and help protectwildlife by supporting on-the-ground conservation efforts. No matter itssize, each animal is treated with the same amount of affection andrespect. The striking studio-style portraits are not just stunninglybeautiful, but intimate and moving. "lt's the eve contact that movespeople," Sartore explains. "lt engages their feelings of compassion and adesire to help."
The Endangered Species stamps are being issued as Forever@ stamps.Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-ClassMail one-ounce price.
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