Today Friday, May 21, is Endangered Species Day. It is a day to both celebrate the amazing successes achieved for wildlife protection ... and to reflect on the work still left to be done.
Since the creation of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, hundreds of animals and plants have been listed as threatened or endangered. The ESA provides listed species with protections and resources to prevent their extinction. The good news is that because of Endangered Species Act protections, 21 species have been saved from extinction and delisted, including the bald eagle, the peregrine falcon and the American alligator.
And yet ......
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...oil-spills5817
Padre Island National Seashore:
http://www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm
Gulf Islands National Seashore:
http://www.nps.gov/guis/index.htm
NWF Oil Spill Website:
http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife...Oil-Spill.aspx
Since the creation of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, hundreds of animals and plants have been listed as threatened or endangered. The ESA provides listed species with protections and resources to prevent their extinction. The good news is that because of Endangered Species Act protections, 21 species have been saved from extinction and delisted, including the bald eagle, the peregrine falcon and the American alligator.
And yet ......
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...oil-spills5817
Padre Island National Seashore:
http://www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm
Gulf Islands National Seashore:
http://www.nps.gov/guis/index.htm
NWF Oil Spill Website:
http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife...Oil-Spill.aspx