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It Doesn't Look a Day Over 29
Taking Stock of the Endangered Species Act at Age 30 |
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10 Dec 2003 |
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| It Doesn't Look a Day Over 29 Taking Stock of the Endangered Species Act at Age 30 Who knew the Endangered Species Act was a Sagittarius? That's right, this month the act will turn 30. Signed into law by President Nixon in 1973, the ESA aimed to prevent extinctions, bring imperiled species back to viable population levels, and protect the natural habitat needed to sustain wildlife. Five years later, the law ga ... |
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