It's estimated that almost 300 species have been saved from extinction by the Endangered Species Act since it took effe…
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It's estimated that almost 300 species have been saved from extinction by the Endangered Species Act since it took effect in 1973. Established to prohibit the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered wildlife, or harming them by modifying their habitats, it has been revised several times in its history. The U.S. government recently proposed four regulatory modifications that could make it easier to consider economic issues when deciding whether and how to protect a species. And now more…
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