The San Francisco Bay Area is most famously known for its natural beauty, scattered around marshy terrain and rolling hills. It’s simple enough to focus on just this aspect of the Bay Area, but there is more to it than meets the eye. There are three unique species of endangered animals hidden in plain sight that can be found right in your own backyard.
If you look closely, you might spot the mission blue butterfly, a light-blue butterfly which is dying out because of habitat invasion, whether it be by non-native plants or human development. Or you could find the San Francisco garter snake, a rare, multi-colored reptile, also threatened by urban development and illegal collecting. Maybe you will see the California clapper rail, a long-billed bird that inhabits marshes, but is disappearing because of introduced predators and habitat destruction.
Do your part in helping the Earth and its residents by raising awareness for these dying creatures.