The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. § 136, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. , ESA) is one of the dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s. As stated in section 2 of the act, it was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation."
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Endangered Species Act
Literature Subject
Works Written About This Topic
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Endangered and Threatened Species Listing and Recovery Priority Guidelines
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
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Approved Recovery Plan for the Lake Erie Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum)
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Bird Species of Concern: Identifying Priority Bird Species of Conservation Concern on DoD Lands
Facts from the Community
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