Endangered Species Flashcards
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Endangered Species Act of 1973
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Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a “consequence of
economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation”, signed by Richard Nixon
-1,400 species on the endangered species list, most in hawaii
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Goals of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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1) to prevent extinction
2) to recover species to the point the law’s protections are not needed
3) protect[s] species and the ecosystems upon which they depend
3
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Two federal agencies that manage this law
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(1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) (2) the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
