On December 28, we had the great privilege of wishing happy 50th birthday to the Endangered Species Act.
We are so lucky the United States has this tool. It protects species at risk of extinction. The ESA passed by Congress in 1973. And what a success rate it has — saving 99% of species it protects from extinction.
How cool is that?!
If you want to dig into the details, click (here), and read about the work the Center for Biological Diversity is doing to strengthen the ESA.
If you want to learn more about the lead federal agencies implementing ESA click (here)
The Natural Resources Defense Council lists, “10 Things You Didn’t Know about the Endangered Species Act.” Click (here). Spoiler alert: plants out number animals on endangered list.
-by Suellen W