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**The Endangered Species Act (ESA)**

-The ESA is to provide for the conservation of endangered and threatened species species of fish, wildlife, and plants. The primary goal is to prevent the extinction of plant and animal life and to recover and maintain populations.

-The ESA was signed on December 28, 1973 by Richard Nixon.

-The United States Fish and WIldlife Service (F.W.S.) and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) enforces the E.S.A

-There were **three major amendments** to the Endangered Species Act: > 1988: Maintaining of candidate and recovered species was required -The Endangered Species Act was made to stop the destruction of plant life and animals, and to help plants and animals with diminishing populations to recover to a healthy population size.
 * 1982: Animals may not be classified as endangered because of economic concerns, but solely on biological concerns
 * 1985: To develop personnel resources and programs, identifyingspecies habitats and cooperative measures to ensure that species of migrating birds will not become threatened and identifyingmeasures for the protections of wild plants

-Some success that Endangered Species Act has did is helping raise the population of **Black-Footed Ferrets** from 18 total in 1986 to over 600 ferrets in 2006 another success story the ESA has done is rising the Bald Eagle count from 417 to 11,040 pairs between 1963-2007.

WHAT IS A "**CRITICAL HABITAT**"?
 * gives the federal government direct authority to regulate private land use
 * this requires Federal Agencies to take the issue into account when making decisions
 * is the habitat essential to the survival of the species

EX: a large body of water with fish is critical for the bald eagle


 * __SILENT SPRING: JUNE 1962__**
 * written by Rachel Carson
 * Documents the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment
 * Chemical "DDT" caused thinner eggs shells which then caused death

HOW IT RELATES TO THE E.S.A?
 * Is widely credited with the launch of the environmental movement
 * Inspired concerns with pesticides and the pollution of the environment
 * without Rachel Carson's efforts we may not of had bald eagles anymore
 * there would be no protection of animals


 * PEOPLES VIEW ON THE E.S.A**
 * ** the act is encouraging the destruction of habitat because of the taxing burden it places on landowners **
 * ** they are not helping the cause **
 * ** has imposed severe land-use restrictions on property owners **
 * ** they want a ** voluntary, nonregulatory program so it would eliminate the unreasonable incentives of the current law that have turned rural landowners and endangered species into bitter enemies.


 * Ex**: ** Of the some 1,260 species listed as "endangered" or "threatened" under the ESA, fewer than 30 have been taken off the list. **
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"The Endangered Species Act." // Endangered Species Act Facts //. Ed. In Defense of Animals. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. .
 * Works Cited**:

"Endangered Species Act." // Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia //. Ed. Wikipedia®. 16 Jan. 2011. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. .

"Silent Spring." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Ed. Wikipedia. 7 Feb. 2011. Web. 15 Feb. 2011. .

Cohen, Bonner. "National Policy Analysis #511: The Endangered Spieces Act: Bad for People, Bad for Wildlife." // National Center for Public Policy Research - A Conservative Organization //. May 2004. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. . Help Us Picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.treehugger.com/images/2007/10/24/endangered%2520species-jj-001.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/endangered_species_list.php&usg=__hAhvaRkW9OEPMmQ3Oxcimixxkj8=&h=330&w=329&sz=38&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=8mHnm5Jf3QVboM:&tbnh=165&tbnw=165&ei=ldxbTda9Js-tgQe9w6HkDA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dendangered%2Bspecies%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1268%26bih%3D638%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=139&vpy=78&dur=444&hovh=225&hovw=224&tx=124&ty=118&oei=i9xbTcmkMoH_8AbUypGBDQ&page=1&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0 World Map: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/graphics/worlmap.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/esa.html&usg=__yZU5KVkVYsZ7uQ5mWVVzRsstMSw=&h=317&w=600&sz=29&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=aESzcbLIeDQQyM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=215&ei=a-JbTb7BIsmCgAf2oLWEDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dendangered%2Bspecies%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1268%26bih%3D638%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=788&vpy=277&dur=210&hovh=163&hovw=309&tx=105&ty=104&oei=i9xbTcmkMoH_8AbUypGBDQ&page=1&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0&biw=1268&bih=638 Endangered Animals: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://people.dbq.edu/students/slarem/EndangeredAnimals.gif&imgrefurl=http://people.dbq.edu/students/slarem/Introduction%2520to%2520webquest.htm&usg=__IvkEyWy-D4gY8w5LJ6VoOkE53x4=&h=305&w=288&sz=43&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=93D1vSb-sjWXBM:&tbnh=168&tbnw=158&ei=a-JbTb7BIsmCgAf2oLWEDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dendangered%2Bspecies%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1268%26bih%3D638%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=655&oei=i9xbTcmkMoH_8AbUypGBDQ&page=1&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:0&tx=71&ty=110&biw=1268&bih=638 Endangered Species Act: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xs9T-jlzwhA/TROgw1g27cI/AAAAAAAAo0k/MTe57x-__q4/s1600/EndangeredSpeciesAct.png&imgrefurl=http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2010/12/polar-bear-status-pits.html&usg=__6gON8h_qhlQhQ_H5cYrBxCs1tPA=&h=311&w=476&sz=140&hl=en&start=49&zoom=1&tbnid=oV_m79ilVArKHM:&tbnh=146&tbnw=192&ei=MuhbTf3bCoX4gAfA9ajZDA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dendangered%2Bspecies%2Bact%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1268%26bih%3D638%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1570&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=422&oei=HuhbTYzmEcKB8gaFzuD3DA&page=4&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:49&tx=18&ty=14&biw=1268&bih=638