Defenders of Wildlife ESA Policy White Paper Series: Assessing and Improving Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances

When Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, there were 392 species listed as threatened or endangered. By the end of this decade, there

Back From The Brink In The West

For more than 40 years, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has helped prevent the extinction of our national treasures. Learn about the species of the

Back From The Brink In The Southwest

For more than 40 years, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has helped prevent the extinction of our national treasures. Learn about the species of the

Back From The Brink In The Southeast

For more than 40 years, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has helped prevent the extinction of our national treasures. Learn about the species of the

Back From The Brink In The Northeast

For more than 40 years, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has helped prevent the extinction of our national treasures. Learn about the species of the

The Endangered Species Act: What Good Are They?

For more than 40 years, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has helped prevent the extinction of our national treasures. Because of the Act, iconic species

The Endangered Species Act: Just The Facts

More than 40 years ago, Congress made an unprecedented commitment to preserve all species by passing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) This visionary conservation law

The Endangered Species Act: Bang For Our Buck

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) doesn't just prevent individual species from going extinct. As our nation's most far-reaching wildlife conservation law, it protects the entire

The Endangered Species Act 101

Signed into law in 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) aspires to prevent extinction, recover imperiled plants and animals, and protect the ecosystems on which
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