The Endangered Species Act of 1973 was created to protect animals and plants that were in danger of becoming extinct. More than 2,200 species are listed as endangered or threatened.

The raptor was saved from a devastating leg injury using a pioneering fish skin treatment, then released to freedom days ...

America's national bird is doing great. The government's proposed cuts to nature protections could put that at risk.

On December 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) into law. ... Since 1973, only 127 species—only 5 percent of listed species—have been delisted.

So many species have been saved, from bald eagles to butterflies, and attention is still given to those deemed endangered or threatened. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers. Sign In: Login.

Fifty years ago last week, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act of 1973, a conservation law that quickly became one of the most politically attacked of all time. A few months ...

A brief history of the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act, signed into law by President Nixon in 1973, replaced two existing laws, the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 ...

Wilson considered the Endangered Species Act of 1973 the most important piece of conservation legislation in our nation’s history. I know what that means. I know because I lived it.

THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. The United States has one of the world's most powerful legal tools for protecting species at risk of extinction: the Endangered Species Act. Since it was passed by Congress ...

On this day in 1973, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Endangered Species Act. The legislation’s primary goal is to prevent the extinction of plant and animal life.

The Endangered Species Act (ESA), often criticized for its perceived economic drawbacks, has a more nuanced and positive ...