Year: 1995
Type: article
Abstract: The Endangered Species Act of 19731 has been at work for more than twenty years, yet during this period hundreds of species have become extinct annually.2 Of the 615 species listed as endangered or threatened under the Act only four have recovered enough to be delisted as of 1992.1There are still more than 4000 species waiting to be listed.4 These facts attest to the Act's inability to thwart the ever increasing rate of species eradication by human activities.The Endangered Species Act's failure as a tool for the conservation of listed species stems from two inherent limitations.First, it grants protection to species only after they have suffered a severe
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Author: Tzong-Bing Tsai
Institution: University of Tulsa
Language: English
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2438776672