Endangered Species Act
Biodiversity conservation law
The Endangered Species Act is a 1973 U.S. federal law protecting species at risk of extinction.
It prohibits harming listed species and requires federal agencies to ensure their actions don't jeopardize protected wildlife or destroy critical habitat.
The law has protected animals like the bald eagle and gray wolf: The project was delayed because of Endangered Species Act concerns.
Often abbreviated ESA.
- critical habitatLegally protected species territory
- Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. pollution control authority
- bald eagleWhite-headed North American raptor
- gray wolfLarge wild canid
- recovery planScheme for restoration
- Environmental LawsClean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Superfund, ESA, conservation laws
- Environmental Policyclimate policy, Clean Air Act, conservation policy, Clean Water Act, environmental regulation
- wildlife conservation historywildlife refuges, habitat restoration, protected areas, wildlife sanctuaries, conservation laws
- resource policyresource extraction, mining rights, drilling rights, grazing rights, water allocation
- conservationconservation, wildlife, habitat, sanctuary, preservation
- eco-crimesillegal logging, poaching, illegal dumping, wildlife trafficking, toxic dumping
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