The California 24 for 2024

Potential species to highlight for 2024 campaign highlighting CA endangered/threatened species to commemorate the 100y anniversary of the loss of CA Grizzlies

All 24

California Black Bear ¹
Ursus americanus californiensis

Mountain Lion ²
Puma concolor

Riparian Brush Rabbit ³
Sylvilagus bachmani riparius

Island Fox ⁴
Urocyon littoralis

Pallid Bat ⁵
Antrozous pallidus

Southern Sea Otter ⁶
Enhydra lutris nereis

Giant Kangaroo Rat ⁷
Dipodomys ingens

Gray Wolf ⁸
Canis lupus

California Condor ⁹
Gymnogyps californianus

Spotted Owl ¹⁰
Strix occidentalis

Leatherback Sea Turtle ¹¹
Dermochelys coriacea

Mojave Desert Tortoise ¹²
Gopherus agassizii

San Francisco Garter Snake ¹³
Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia

Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard ¹⁴
Gambelia sila

Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog ¹⁵
Rana muscosa

California Tiger Salamander ¹⁴
Ambystoma californiense

Golden Trout ¹⁶
Oncorhynchus aguabonita

Giant Sea Bass ¹⁷
Stereolepis gigas

Sunflower Sea Star ¹⁸
Pycnopodia helianthoides

Monarch ¹⁹
Danaus plexippus

Franklin's Bumble Bee
Bombus franklini

Whitebark Pine ²⁰
Pinus albicaulis

California jewelflower ²¹
Caulanthus californicus

Bakersfield Cactus ²²
Opuntia basilaris treleasei

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The California 24 for 2024

California Black Bear 1 Ursus americanus californiensis

Mountain Lion 2 Puma concolor

Riparian Brush Rabbit 3 Sylvilagus bachmani riparius

Island Fox 4 Urocyon littoralis

Pallid Bat 5 Antrozous pallidus

Southern Sea Otter 6 Enhydra lutris nereis

Giant Kangaroo Rat 7 Dipodomys ingens

Gray Wolf 8 Canis lupus

California Condor 9 Gymnogyps californianus

Spotted Owl 10 Strix occidentalis

Leatherback Sea Turtle 11 Dermochelys coriacea

Mojave Desert Tortoise 12 Gopherus agassizii

San Francisco Garter Snake 13 Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia

Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard 14 Gambelia sila

Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog 15 Rana muscosa

California Tiger Salamander 14 Ambystoma californiense

Golden Trout 16 Oncorhynchus aguabonita

Giant Sea Bass 17 Stereolepis gigas

Sunflower Sea Star 18 Pycnopodia helianthoides

Monarch 19 Danaus plexippus

Franklin's Bumble Bee Bombus franklini

Whitebark Pine 20 Pinus albicaulis

California jewelflower 21 Caulanthus californicus

Bakersfield Cactus 22 Opuntia basilaris treleasei