21. Wildlife Division: Threatened And Endangered Species List - Oregon Department Of Backgrounder Q A about the Oregon threatened and endangered species Act (pdf) Lower Columbia River Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, E http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/diversity/threatened_endangered.asp

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Search ODFW Site: ODFW Home Wildlife Division Wildlife Diversity (nongame) Threatened/Endangered ... Viewing Resources WILDLIFE DIVISION Wildlife Diversity (Nongame) Program Diversity Overview Tax Checkoff for Wildlife Wildlife Viewing Help Improve Habitat ... Diversity Plan Order Form Oregon Threatened and Endangered Species List Species at Risk Order Form and Information Common Name Scientific Name Category Fish Hutton Spring Tui Chub Gila bicolor sap. *T Borax Lake Chub Gila boraxobius *E Foskett Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus ssp *T Warner Sucker Catostomus warnerensis *T Snake River Chinook Salmon (Spring/Summer) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha *T Snake River Chinook Salmon (Fall) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha *T Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch E Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi *T Lost River Sucker Deltistes luxatus *E Shortnose Sucker Chasmistes brevirostris *E Amphibians and Reptiles Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas *E Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea *E Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta *T Pacific Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea *T Birds Short-tailed Albatross Diomedea albatrus *E Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis *E Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus *T American Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus anatum E Arctic Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius E Western Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus T(*T-1) California Least Tern Sterna antillarum browni *E Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus *T Northern Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis caurina

22. Policy And Regulation - Endangered Species Act endangered and threatened species Proposed endangered Status for Two Chinook salmon ESUs and Proposed threatened Status for Five Chinook salmon ESUs; http://www.krisweb.com/policy/esa.htm

Bibliography KRIS Web Home Endangered Species Act (ESA) The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed by Congress in 1973 to prevent the loss of biodiversity in the United States. The intent of the Act is to "provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which threatened and endangered species depend may be conserved and to provide a program for the conservation of such endangered species and threatened species." The Secretary of Interior has jurisdiction over terrestrial species and resident fish but the Secretary of Commerce has the power to list marine organisms or anadromous fish like salmon and steelhead. Similarly, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers ESA for the Department of Interior while the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has jurisdiction over anadromous species. Species may be listed if: There is present or threatened destruction, modification or curtailment of a species habitat or range, Over-utilization for commerce, recreation, science or education, Losses due to disease or predation

23. State Of The Salmon Listing Categories, United States The State of the salmon program, a joint effort of the Wild salmon Center threatened any species which is likely to become an endangered species within http://www.stateofthesalmon.org/resource/page.asp?pID=22

24. State Of The Salmon Listing Categories, Japan CRITICALLY endangered (threatened I) A taxon facing an extremely high risk CRITICALLY endangered A species or subspecies that has an extremely high http://www.stateofthesalmon.org/resource/page.asp?pID=23

25. Environmental Commons: Hatchery Fish The hatchery fish policy, endangered and threatened species Proposed Fish in endangered species Act Listing Determinations for Pacific salmon and http://www.environmentalcommons.org/hatchery-fish.html

Contact Sitemap Home About ... Donate Endangered and Threatened Species: Proposed Policy on the Consideration of Hatchery-Origin Fish in Endangered Species Act Listing Determinations for Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Public Comment Period Ended October 20, 2004 Read Environmental Commons' Letter to NMFS See detailed fact sheet for more information (pdf, 138 KB) Read the Proposed Policy: www.nwr.noaa.gov/reference/frn/2004/69FR31354.pdf Wild Salmon The hatchery fish policy, "Endangered and Threatened Species: Proposed Policy on the Consideration of Hatchery-Origin Fish in Endangered Species Act Listing Determinations for Pacific Salmon and Steelhead," asks us to consider two primary questions that will have enormous implications for how the National Marine Fisheries Service chooses to consider and recover impacted wild or natural populations of species. The questions to be addressed are: Are hatchery (or artificially propagated) populations of salmon and steelhead part of the endangered and threatened biological units? How should we consider hatchery fish in terms of extinction risk?

26. Endangered Species Act - Office Of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries There are currently 1855 listings (endangered and threatened) under the ESA, while NOAA Fisheries manages marine species, including anadromous salmon http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/esa.htm

NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources Home About Us Species Info Permits ... Contact Us Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 Overview How Species Are Listed Criteria for Listing Protection, Conservation, and Recovery ... More Information "Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed." Overview The ESA provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened with extinction throughout all or a significant portion of their range, and the conservation of the ecosystems on which they depend. " Species " is defined in the ESA as including a species, a subspecies, or, for vertebrates only, a distinct population segment (DPS). Pacific salmon are listed as evolutionarily significant units (ESUs), which are considered equivalent to a DPS. The ultimate purpose of the ESA is to conserve the Nation's natural heritage for the enjoyment and benefit of current and future generations. The ESA was passed in 1973, replacing the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969. Since that time, it has been amended several times.

27. Chinook Salmon - Office Of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). endangered, threatened and Candidate species. Along the US West Chinook salmon Coast, there are 17 distinct http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/fish/Chinook_salmon.html

NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources Home About Us Species Info Permits ... Contact Us Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Species Along the U.S. West Coast, there are 17 distinct groups, or evolutionarily significant units (ESUs), of Chinook salmon, from southern California to the Canadian border and east to the Rocky Mountains. Snake River spring/summer Chinook and Snake River fall Chinook were listed as threatened species in 1992. In 1994, Sacramento River winter-run Chinook were listed as endangered. In March 1998, two ESUs were proposed as endangered, five proposed as threatened, and the Snake River fall-run ESU was proposed to include fall Chinook salmon populations in the Deschutes River. Species Biology Chinook salmon belong to the family Salmonidae and are one of eight species of Pacific salmonids in the genus Oncorhynchus . Chinook salmon are easily the largest of any salmon, with adults often exceeding 40 pounds; individuals over 120 pounds have been reported. Chinook salmon are very similar to coho salmon in appearance while at sea (blue-green back with silver flanks), except for their large size, small black spots on both lobes of the tail, and black pigment along the base of the teeth. Chinook salmon are anadromous (adults migrate from a marine environment into the fresh water streams and rivers of their birth) and semelparous (spawn only once and then die).

28. Status Of Endangered Salmon Challengedin Northwest When the endangered species Act (ESA) was adopted in 1973, it provided a Basin salmon and steelhead from endangered and threatened species lists. http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/SGLC/MS-AL/Water Log/21.4salmon.htm

Status of Endangered Salmon Challenged in Northwest Alsea Valley Alliance v. Evans , 161 F. Supp. 2d 1154 (D. Or. 2001). Kristen M. Fletcher, J.D., LL.M. See Salmon Timeline In September of 2001, Judge Michael Hogan of the U.S. District Court of Oregon, issued a controversial decision in Alsea Valley Alliance v. Evans When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was adopted in 1973, it provided a program for the conservation of endangered and threatened species, recognizing that conservation of listed species may be facilitated by artificial means such as hatchery-spawned or hatchery-raised fish. For a stock to be considered an ESU, it must (1) be substantially reproductively isolated from other conspecific population units; and (2) represent an important component in the evolutionary legacy of the species. Though the agency initially decided to list six ESUs of coho salmon as threatened, it rescinded this decision based upon conservation measures proposed in the Oregon Coastal Salmon Restoration Initiative, a state sponsored plan based on coordinated federal and state agency programs, community-based action and monitoring. An environmental group, the Oregon Natural Resources Council, challenged the failure to list and the agency ultimately listed the Oregon Coast coho ESU as threatened pursuant to court order.

29. News From The Front #67, August 6, 2002 not salmon are endangered or threatened within the meaning of the endangered determine whether any species is an endangered species or a threatened http://www.buchal.com/salmon/news/nf67.htm

News from the Front #67: NMFS Releases Anti-Hatchery, Anti-Law Policy The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently released its draft policy on how to treat hatchery fish when administering the Endangered Species Act. Hatchery fish are a problem for the agency, because if one takes account of hatchery fish in assessing extinction risk, there are no endangered salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Hatchery populations aren't about to go extinct, even with bad hatchery management. Many Northwesterners suffering under the dead hand of federal land management took heart almost a year ago when U.S. District Judge Hogan told NMFS its anti-hatchery discrimination was unlawful . But the Regional Administrator of NMFS, Robert Lohn, has now put forth a bold response: NMFS will not merely ignore Judge Hogan's decision, but also declare that the ESA requires anti-hatchery discrimination. This is an astounding lie, because Congress spelled out the purpose of the Endangered Species Act in its first section: "The purposes of this Act are to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened species depend may be

30. Bio 200 Extra Credit: A Dialogue Paper On The Endangered Species Act - Case Stud An endangered species is one in danger of extinction, while a threatened species is one likely to Atlantic salmon spawn fight over species protection. http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/Bokobza.html

Atlantic Salmon by Helena Bokobza SUNY at Buffalo Joe and Anju, two Biology teaching assistants, are sitting quietly in a Hochstetter lab, preparing for their incredibly bright students to arrive on a Tuesday afternoon. It is the day that they are to disect mollusks. This Tuesday afternoon would be just like any other, except for the fact that Joe initiates an interesting conversation. "Anju," he says, "have you heard about that Atlantic salmon controversy?" Anju: Yes, I did. Is it true that the ESA won't be used to protect the Maine salmon since they couldn't pass the DPS test and become an ESU? (a student enters, confused by the conversation) Student 1: What does this have to do with mollusks? Where did the alphabet come from - ESA, DPS, ESU? Joe: The ESA is the Endangered Species Act. It was originally passed in the early 1970s, but it has been amended several times. Student 1: How does it work? Anju: Well, first a species has to be listed as either endangered or threatened. An endangered species is one in danger of extinction, while a threatened species is one likely to become endangered. Once a species is formally listed, it is protected by Section 9 of the ESA which prohibits the "taking" (killing, hunting, harassing) of any members of the species. To help the population recover, Section 4 makes certain that there is enough critical habitat for the species to expand and recover. Section 10 requires people who want to do anything that would get in the way of an endangered species or its habitat to acquire an "incidental take permit. "

31. Threatened And Endangered Species - Idaho Governor's Office Of Species Conservat Federal endangered and threatened species in Idaho endangered Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka (Snake River runs); endangered White Sturgeon, http://osc.idaho.gov/thr_endgr.html

Skip navigation IDAHO.GOV CONTACT US HOME ... Staff Federal Endangered and Threatened Species in Idaho Endangered - Any species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Threatened - Any species likely to be classified as Endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Mammals Gray Wolf , Canis lupus (Endangered north of I-90; experimental nonessential populations south of I-90) Woodland Caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou Grizzly Bear , Ursus arctos Lynx, Lynx Canadensis Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel , Spermophilus brunneus brunneus Birds Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus Fish Sockeye Salmon , Oncorhynchus nerka (Snake River runs) White Sturgeon, Acipenser transontanus (Kootenai River) Bull Trout , Salvelinus confluentus Chinook Salmon , Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Snake River runs) Steelhead , Oncorhynchus mykiss (Snake River runs) Invertebrates Banbury Springs Lanx , Lanx sp. Bruneau Hot Springsnail , Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis Utah Valvata , Valvata utahensis Idaho Springsnail , Pyrgulopsis idahoensis Snake River Physa , Physa natricina Bliss Rapids Snail , Taylorconcha serpenticola Plants Water howellia, Howellia aquatilis

32. Salmonid Species - Threatened Fish - Endangered Species Act - Clark County Washi endangered species Act The threatened Fish salmonid species Unlike other salmon species, steelhead don t always die after spawning. http://www.co.clark.wa.us/esa/threatened/species.html

Home Find It! A-Z Index Jobs ... Contact Us - Popular Pages Animal licenses Appraisals Bid Info/RFP's/road projects Building inspections Clark County code Comprehensive Growth Management Plan Court documents and forms Developmental permits and applications District Court docket/cases Elections Jail roster Maps On-line Marriage licenses Property information center Property taxes Property tax sales Recording documents Recycling, garbage, hazardous waste Residential building services Sex offenders/most wanted Superior Court docket Title 40: Unified Development Code Endangered Species Act The Threatened Fish Endangered Species Act The Threatened Fish ... Links Salmonid Species Chinook Sometimes called "king" salmon, Chinook are the largest salmon species. Adults can grow to more than 4 feet in length. Their average weight ranges between 10 and 45 pounds. The Chinook has a greenish back, silver sides, and a silver belly. It is covered with black spots on its back, dorsal fin, and tail fin. The fish darken as they mature and males are almost black by the time they are ready to spawn. Chinook are known as long-distance swimmers and will travel to the farthest reaches of the Columbia to spawn. Chum Ocean fresh Chum salmon are metallic greenish-blue on the dorsal surface (top) with fine black speckles. They are difficult to distinguish from Sockeye and Coho salmon without examining their gills or caudal fin scale patterns. Chum have fewer but larger gill rakers than other salmon. After nearing fresh water, however, the Chum salmon changes color-particularly noticeable are vertical bars of green and purple, which give them the common name, calico salmon. The males develop the typical hooked snout of Pacific salmon and very large teeth which partially account for their other name of "dog salmon." The females have a dark horizontal band along the lateral line; their green and purple vertical bars are not so obvious.

33. Why Save The Salmon? - Threatened Fish - Endangered Species Act - Clark County W endangered species Act The threatened Fish Why save the salmon? Although there is a cost to saving salmon and other wild species, there is also http://www.co.clark.wa.us/esa/threatened/whysave.html

Home Find It! A-Z Index Jobs ... Contact Us - Popular Pages Animal licenses Appraisals Bid Info/RFP's/road projects Building inspections Clark County code Comprehensive Growth Management Plan Court documents and forms Developmental permits and applications District Court docket/cases Elections Jail roster Maps On-line Marriage licenses Property information center Property taxes Property tax sales Recording documents Recycling, garbage, hazardous waste Residential building services Sex offenders/most wanted Superior Court docket Title 40: Unified Development Code Endangered Species Act The Threatened Fish Endangered Species Act The Threatened Fish ... Links Why save the salmon? The Columbia River salmon have always been a vital part of our heritage here in Clark County. In fact, they are a defining symbol of the Pacific Northwest. But today the wild fish are nearly gone, victims of pollution, urban growth, dams, logging, over-fishing, and other human activities. ESA aside, why save fish? If salmon go, what's next? As a society, we have a choice as to whether or not future generations will enjoy clean waterways teeming with salmon. The county is working with community groups, individuals, and other jurisdictions on salmon recovery efforts balanced within the framework of social and economic reality. Some priorities include addressing water quality issues, ensuring adequate riparian buffers, and working with landowners and businesses on implementing best management practices.

34. WDFW -- Species Of Concern (Threatened & Endangered Species) species of Concern also include Federal endangered, threatened, and Candidate fish Conservation Plans, Summer Chum salmon Conservation Initiative http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversty/soc/concern.htm

Poaching Hotline For more information on wildlife management issues, please contact WDFW Wildlife Management Program. Phone: 360-902-2515 E-mail: wildthing@dfw.wa.gov Enter Now Related Links Agency Links Salmon Recovery Wildlife Research Division Growth Management Act Wildlife Diversity Programs ... Priority Habitats and Species Non-Agency Links USFWS Olympic National Park Gray Wolf Reintroduction Study USFW Endangered Species Bulletin USFW Endangered Species Web EPA Endangered Species Federal Register ... Endangered Species Update VIDEO Pygmy Rabbit Captive Breeding Program Click here to watch low resolution video (56k modem) Real Video Format Click here to watch high resolution video (broadband) Real Video Format Species of Concern in Washington include all State Endangered, Threatened, Sensitive, and Candidate species. Species of Concern also include Federal Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate fish stocks. Species of Concern are also considered

35. WDFW -- Species Of Concern: State Endangered Species Include those species listed as State endangered, State threatened, COHO salmon (LOWER COLUMBIA/SW WA), ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH, Fish, FC, none, none http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversty/soc/soc.htm

State Species of Concern Include those species listed as State Endangered, State Threatened, State Sensitive, or State Candidate, as well as species listed or proposed for listing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service. Search Species Lists SORT RESULTS BY: Common Name Scientific Name Animal Type Advanced Search Species of Concern Lists Endangered Species Threatened Species Sensitive Species State Candidate Species ... Main SOC Page Status Codes: FE: Federal Endangered FT: Federal Threatened FC: Federal Candidate FCo: Federal Species of Concern SE: State Endangered ST: State Threatened SC: State Candidate SS: State Sensitive Mapping Criteria Codes: (listed in order of decreasing specificity) B: Breeding Location (Nest or Den) CR: Communal Roost RC,RLC,RSC: Regular (Large or

36. Endangered And Threatened Species - The Green Gate From NRDC endangered and threatened species. WinterRun Chinook salmon Southern Sea Otter Duck Population Oil Spills Invasive species. http://www.nrdc.org/greengate/wildlife/endangeredv.asp

Bay Area is Home to More than 100 Species on the Federal Endangered and Threatened Species List The global extinction crisis rivals global warming in its magnitude, urgency, and monumental implications for human health and welfare. Extinction is irreversible, and is now happening at a breakneck pace: across the globe, between one and 100 species are becoming extinct every day. The natural "background" rate of extinction is only one species per 100 years. Species loss signals a potential risk to humans as well as to animals and plants. More sensitive animals those that fill highly specialized niches, require large tracts of undisturbed land, or breed slowly, for instance are the first to suffer from habitat loss, pollution, and other drastic human-induced changes. In time, as the food chain collapses, animals further up will also suffer including humans. Species populations can be revitalized if serious efforts are made. For instance, the California brown pelican like the bald eagle was seriously affected by the use of DDT, which weakened the bird's eggshells so that they cracked during incubation. With the banning of DDT and other toxic pesticides, the brown pelican population is slowly rebounding. Closer to home, the South Bay's fragile population of California clapper rails has rebounded in the past decade, climbing from between 200 and 300 in 1991 to an estimated 600 to 700 in 1999 as a result of controls on invasive species. Bay Area Biodiversity The Bay-Delta region is one of the most biologically diverse and severely stressed ecosystems on the West Coast. With the most extensive coastal

37. SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project: Atlantic Salmon endangered/threatened species Report The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is often called The king of the river (which belongs to the genus Oncorhynchus) http://www.schoolworld.asn.au/species/salmon.html

A SchoolWorld Internet Education Project Endangered/Threatened Species Report Submitted by Instituto de Educación Secundaria de Cerdeño Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Atlantic Salmon Atlantic Salmon Source Unknown Photographer Unknown Description: The Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) is often called "The king of the river" (which belongs to the genus Oncorhynchus) Salmon are fish that can be two metres long and more than forty kilograms in weight. Their muzzle is long, and they have a lot of teeth in their mouth. Their skin colour changes with the age and sex; when they are at rest the colour on the back is iron-blue and the belly is white, but when they go up the rivers, their back becomes dark. They have a voracious appetite and can swim very fast when they live in the sea, but when they go up the river, they do not eat until after they spawn, that is why they become weak. At the moment of their reproduction the salmon comes back to the river, where it was born, to the highest course, and there the females lay the eggs from November till December;. They make a pit in the stream gravel into which they lay thousands of eggs, and after that they cover them with sand from the bottom. Later, the males cover the eggs with seminal liquid during a week.

38. ESA Information Excellent information on West Coast salmon and the endangered species Act. those species listed as State endangered, State threatened, State Sensitive, http://www.4sos.org/esainfo/esa.asp

For the Sake of the Salmon was an organization working "to restore salmon to levels which ensure healthy, sustainable natural populations and support productive fisheries." The Board of For the Sake of the Salmon suspended active operations as of June 1, 2004. Read the official announcement This website is now hosted by Salmon Nation The following links and resources contain information that will give the viewer a better understanding of salmon, the endangered species act and how both affect your community. If you know of other sites that address these issues, let us know Federal Tribal California ... Other FEDERAL The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Salmon Recovery Workshop Feedback Report is now available online. NMFS held a number of 4(d) workshops throughout Oregon and Washington in the fall of 2000. The results have been compiled in a report and appendix to provide feedback to participants about what NMFS learned from the workshops, identify next steps for NMFS and answer key questions raised by participants. The PDF report can be viewed at the website above and the appendix in This Document The National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast ESA Reference Site provides information and links to laws protecting fish and fish habitat, NMFS ESA listings, the Federal Register, NMFS contacts and reporting form (online or by phone) other agencies, and other useful links (including law links at the bottom of the screen).

39. Nat'l Academies Press: Endangered And Threatened Fishes In The Klamath River Bas California (SONCC) coho salmon as a threatened species to the list. endangered and threatened Fishes of the Klamath River Basin addresses the http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10838.html

Read more than 3,000 books online FREE! More than 900 PDFs now available for sale HOME ABOUT NAP CONTACT NAP HELP ... ORDERING INFO Items in cart [0] TRY OUR SPECIAL DISCOVERY ENGINE Questions? Call 888-624-8373 Read it Online - FREE! SEARCH THIS BOOK Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin: Causes of Decline and Strategies for Recovery Committee on Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin, National Research Council 424 pages, 6 x 9, 2004 Purchase Options Web prices are provided only for orders placed online Online Orders 10% Off HARDBACK Reg: Web: isbn_elements.push('0309090970'); NEW! Purchase PDFs HARDBACK + PDF BEST VALUE isbn_elements.push('0-309-52810-0'); PDF BOOK [8.3 MB] isbn_elements.push('0-309-52808-9'); PDF CHAPTERS $4.80 ea. isbn_elements.push('0-309-52809-7'); Show ISBNs About PDF Download Sample PDF Speed Related Links: Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) More Titles from BEST Earth and Life Studies (DELS) Related Titles ... Dashboard NEW! Description In 1988 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed two endemic fishes of the upper Klamath River basin of Oregon and California, the sucker and the Lost River sucker, as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). In 1997, the National Marine Fisheries Service added the Southern Oregon Northern coastal California (SONCC) coho salmon as a threatened species to the list. The leading factors attributed to the decline of these species were overfishing, blockage of migration, entrainment by water management structures, habitat degradation, nonnative species, and poor water quality.

40. Chapter 8 Foreign species may be included in the endangered or threatened species lists It was listed as an endangered species in 1991. Other salmon stocks have http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec08/b65lec08.htm

Biodiversity and Conservation: A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant Chapter 8: ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION California Gnatcatcher by Cathie Vouchilas California Department of Fish and Game THE U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Species, Subspecies, and Evolutionarily Significant Units ... Reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act Registered UCI students: view the slide show for this chapter or download it: http://darwin.bio.uci.edu:80/~sustain/protected/chap8slides.ppt US Fish and Wildlife slide show on Endangered Species THE U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT The U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is the most far-reaching wildlife statute ever adopted by any nation. The National Academy of Sciences has issued a detailed report on Science and the Endangered Species Act Recommended reading: Science and the Endangered Species Act (1995) by the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council. Unlike previous legislation, the act was not designed to protect only those species that were economically useful or potentially useful to man; it is based on the idea that species are of "aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational and scientific value to the nation and its people". The ultimate purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to bring about the recovery of endangered and threatened species. The Supreme Court has interpreted the act to mean that the value of species cannot be calculated, and that listed species should be protected whatever the cost.

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