Page 32 - GW-Winter 2023-2024 flipbuilder_Neat

Endangered Species Act continued

e
t
FA
c
c
s A
t p
o
r
t
e
r
i
n s
g
o
s s
m
o
e f
d
n
a
n
S
;
T
h
E
e E
g
e
p
c
e
i
r
e
e
L
d S
e
i
s;
c
4. 4. FALSE; The Endangered Species Act protects some foreign species;
e
p
s
r
h
r
t
i
s l
ei
e
y i
e s
u
e
r
e
e o
t a t
r
f f
i
b
n
d
d a
d o
e
o
i
g
. T
h
h
i
i
f t
n o
n
p
c
l
o
e
u
g
c
a about a third of the species listed are of foreign origin. They include
p
l
f
l
c
o
n
a
o
.
n
e
l
r
f A
d A
n e
A
d A
a
n
s o
o
a
u
a
, a
i
n
t
n a
e
s
s
n c
i
r
a
n
African and Asian elephants, koalas of Australia, and Andean condors.
a
s
t
r
d
s
i
a
a
d
, k
h
F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e E S A d e s i g n a t e s t h e F W S t o c a r r y o u t p r o v i s i o n s
Furthermore, the ESA designates the FWS to carry out provisions
o f t h e C o n v en t i o n o n I n t e r n a t i o n a l T r a d e i n E n d a n g e r e d S p e c i e s
of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
.
s t
i
f W
. T
S
n
h
h
a a
e U
a (
y
o
g
y
d Fl
S
E
t
d F
C
i
a
l
T
, s
u
I
r
r
e
n t
d b
e
o
n
i
of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in the U.S. This treaty, signed by
a
n
) i
183 countries and the European Union, ensures international trade
1 8 3 c o u n t r i e s a n d t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n , en s u r e s i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r a d e
r s
e
a
l
o
t
s d
a
i
r
e
a
m
en t
s a
t
ei
o
n
s n
h
l
h
n
t t
a
i
l
u
n p
l i
e w
r
i in plants and animals does not threaten their survival in the wild. .
n
v
iv
d
h
n t
d a
s
d
e
;
f
r
c
i
e
n
s
v
o
e
“
m
i
r
s
e
d
r
A
p
o
c
e
o
b
e
5. 5. B ; A species is considered “recovered” and can be removed from
e
e
r
i
r
n
”
d
c
e
e
a
o
n
d
c
m
d
v
s
a
t
v
t
t
e
en
i
u
s
h
d
a
h
i
a
s
b
n
l
n
w
p
o
s
h
er
c
a
i
g
i
r
h
e
r
s
t the Endangered Species List when threats to its survival have been
t
L
e
t
a
s
e
E
e
v
v
en
e
e
S
d
en
y
n
a
l
l
r
m
, m
w
sufficiently reduced or eliminated. Since the ESA became law, more
s
d
i
i
e
o
e l
i
e
S
uc
o
c
.
c
A b
f
r
e t
t
i
i
n
u
e E
e
e
c
h
e
e
S
m
t
f
d
a
r
d
a
e b
t
s o
s h
t
i
en ei
d d
n
a
e
0
n 1
a
v
a
l
s
n
e
o
i
e t
m
e
t than 100 species of plants and animals have been either delisted due to
d a
e
e
f p
r d
n
c
a
s a
t
l
u
0 s
p
l
h
e
i
h
e
l
f
e
d
.
i
s
c
i
a
y o
s
r r
o
r
v
u
e s
e
t
d t
s en
o
e
r
i
o
e
e
en
e
r
g
m t
h
a
d
r
r
r
c
o
e m
n
r recovery or reclassified from the more serious endangered to threatened.
e
a
d f
e
h
o t
t
e
o
a
d
,
t
e
d
n
a
r
,
e
f

6. 6. A , B , and C ; The grizzly bear, black-footed ferret, and
r
l
y
z
z
a
r
b
e
T
h
;
,
r
i
e
g
c
k
l
a
f
o
-
n
b
,
d
o
C
t the California condor are a few of the species brought back from
e
l
a
f
i
h
f
o
w
h
t
t
b
a
c
e
e
f
a
s
u
e
r
b
o
i
g
e s
h
c
e
p
o
o
m
do
r
n
i
n
r
c

a
f
a
r
r
k
r
r
i
n
e
i
z
s i
, s
e g
c
t
y b
the brink of extinction by the ESA. For example, since grizzly bears in
l
a
h
e
z
n
o
n
t
i
i
y
n
b
c
e
x
o
f
i
n
k
t
x
a
o
r e
e
l
m
p
F
e E
r
t
h
.
b
S
A
n
t i
s w
e
i
e
c
o t
n
e
e
w
7
a
r 4
s
8 s
i
h
9
e E
e
t
t
s L
a
e
d S
n 1
,
d
d t
e l
h
e
d
d
g
o
p
r
e
5
r
e a
Humboldt t the lower 48 states were added to the Endangered Species List in 1975,
e
e
b
t
n
m
s
u
y
e n
o
s
s
w
c
a
s i
n
a
l P
r
n t
i
t
h
e Y
o
a
f t
l
k e
r o
o
e N
l
a
e
e
r
h
e b
t
m
o
the number of the bears in the Yellowstone National Park ecosystem
h
t

Penguins h a s t r i p l e d , a c c o r d i n g t o F W S .
has tripled, according to FWS.
e
n
y
A
t
S
b
n
h
W
i
i
s
n
m
t
a
i
7. 7. TRUE; Anyone can submit a petition to the FWS or the

e
;
E
t
RU
a
T
o
t
u
F
n
o
e
r t
e
c
p
o
o t
h
NMFS to add a species to the Endangered Species List. This includes
N M F S t o a d d a s p e c i e s t o t h e E n d a n g e r e d S p e c i e s L i s t . Th i s i n c l u d e s
,
a
a
s
n
o
,
c
r
ti
t
d
a
s
u
Quiz Answers i individual citizens, corporations, conservation organizations, states, ,
c
a
z
n
o
n
i
e
ti
r
z
o
r
ti
v
o
ti
r
l
i
c
s
o
n
ga
,
n
n
i
s
o
a
vi
es
o
n
d
e
p
t
s
i
t
e
i
t
t
a
o
s
b
c o
i
f
n
t c
p
n
l s
t
s
en
e
u
a
a and municipalities. A petition must contain substantial scientific or
i
t
u
u
. A p
r
n s
d m
a
c
i
i
t
n
c
n
a
n m
i
i
i
o
t
i
s
i
l
g
E
n
e
n
S
c
e
o
T
h
s
t
a
c
i
e
r
e
n
s
1. 1. C ; The main goal of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is commercial data to justify the action. The petition can be denied,
A
l
g
i
)

p
o
A
i
d
E
a
d
h
;
a
(
S
e
t
e
m
f
,
a
o j
o
r
c
i
n c
i
i
c
e
e
d
e
c
e a
y t
h
t
i
e p
e d
t
o
t
n b
a t
m
a
t
n
l d
. T
i
a
o
u
t
m
s
i
en
h
f
a
o

t
c
d
a
n
e
o
r
t
s
h
.
t to conserve endangered and threatened species and their habitats. approved, or approved for listing at a later date. Species approved for
r
i
g
a
e
a
v
h
d
t
n
r
b
e
s
en
s
en
e
d
a
d
c
r
e
a
i
t
e
h
e
i
e
s
p
e
d
t
n
n
o
p
v
a
p
s a
n
p
r
t
r
e
a
v
d f
e
r a
p
e
a
d
e
. S
o
t
r
, o
s
r
c
g a
i
d f
t
o
i
p
e
e
v
r d
p
e
p
t a l
i
o
r l
o
A s p e c i e s i s c o n s i d e r e d “ en d a n g e r e d ” w h en i t i s i n d a n g e r o f e x t i n c t i o n l later listing are not protected by the ESA.
A species is considered “endangered” when it is in danger of extinction
a
d b
s
i
e
t p
o
.
n
t
A
y t
r
S
t
t
e E
e n
t
h
e
e

i
r l

g a
o
c
r
n
l o
d
t o
en
r a s
e
g
r
l
a
g
n
e
i
t p
s i
g
t throughout all or a significant part of its range. A species is “threatened” If a petition is approved, government scientists have one year from
h
p
f
t
c
e
o
i
r
a
h
i
t
a
c
f i
o
u
h
n
s “
e
. A s
r
s r
a
e
u
t a
t
”
i
t
s a
v
a

, g
r
a
en
m
e
p
I
i
o
s h
en
s
r
r f
f a p
e
d
e y
i
m
t
o
r
n i
p
n
v
o
o
v
t
e o
n
t s
i
e
t
i
c
e
w h en i t w i l l l i k e l y b e c o m e en d a n g e r e d w i t h i n t h e f o r e s e e a b l e f u t u r e i its receipt to conduct a status review—gather information about the
when it will likely become endangered within the foreseeable future
r
r
s
t
s
e
o
f
n
ta
u
m
o
t
a
c
t
d
u
c
e
ie
i
r
t
n
t t
p
b
he
ou
—
o c
w
t
n
ei
a
o
he
t
a
v
s r
t a
i
g
u
o
r
d
g
t
t
c
h
t
g
f
o
h
i
u
n o
a
e
. T
t p
a
t throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Threatened and c current status and threats to the species. The proposal to list the species
a
n
o
r
r
n
r a s
e
f i
i
d a
l
n
g
e
l o
i
o
n
s r
en
i
t a
h
t s
c
e s
en
s
e
r
r
r
o t
s
u
p
i
h
i
. T
e p
l t
d t
s t
e
p
o l
h
s
e
a
e s
o
c
t
r
a
n
e
u
i
a
t t
t
s
e
h
o
h
s a
p
t
endangered species are put on an Endangered Species List. As of
en d a n g e r e d s p e c i e s a r e p u t o n a n E n d a n g e r e d S p e c i e s L i s t . A s o f i is posted to the Federal Register at www.federalregistry.gov for review
at
w
e
a
e
e
l
w
.
w
r
r
f
d
t
y
o t
i
o
o
e
d
f
e
i
g
.
v
r
t
r
a
r
e
t
s
e
s
l R
r
d t
g
w
v
e
e
i
s
o
e
r
F
g
s p
h
e
October 2023, the List contained 2,384 species.
O c t o b e r 2 0 2 3 , t h e L i s t c o n t a i n e d 2 , 3 8 4 s p e c i e s . a and input from scientists, the public, and federal and state agencies.
b
o
i
a
l
t
t
, a
en
i
e a
t
d
en
c
c
g
r
u
m s
t f
e
c
.
h
s
e
t
d f
a
n
e
l a
n
d i
s
i
, t
s
n
u
i
e p
r
p
n
d s
.
F
Following a successful review process, the species is added to the List.
u
t
s
d t
h
c
i
w
n
, t
o
s
h
e s
i
l
e L
e
o
o t
g a s
s
l
p
s
s a
e
e
v
d
e
d
f
o
s
r
l r
u
e
e
i
e
i
c
w p
c
s i
c
i
W
U
f
s
e

F
e
2. 2. B and C ; The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
n
.
l
; T
d
d W
S
i
i
h
l
)
e
v
nd
S
e
a
i
h
(F
S
c
a

.
r
t a s
c
t
i
t a p
e
i
y
n
A
e
p
o s
t
e
e
c
l
l
t
s
i
e
e c
o
n a
r r
i
l
a
s
a
b
o d
m
s
s
s o
i
f
n
i
y i
o
n t
u
h
o
t
f
i
e
m
t
s
A
r
r
a
i
S
e
E
administers the ESA for terrestrial and freshwater species. The Anyone can also submit a petition to delist a species or reclassify it
d
n
t
s
a
T
h
t
r
f
e
t
c
a
e
s
r s
r
e
n
.
e
i
s
e
w
e
s
r
p
l
d
e
r
a
i
h
r en
h
d
r
t
e
r
a
e
e
r
e
e

r
d
en
.

f
d t
a
r
d
d t
o
a
g
d o
n
t
n
en
o en
e
o t
e
e
h
m t
a
g
s
(
a
N
i
l
r
d
s
a
c
a
e
M
m
n
h
e
)
i
F
e
h
e
a
i
i
t
e
t
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) administers the ESA from threatened to endangered or endangered to threatened.
F
M
s
A
e
E
S
N
S
i
S
i
r
n
e
r
v
t
s
i
r
o
n
e
e
p
a
l
s
, r
i
s
c
c
T
.
t
s
e
s
i
c
g
f for marine species. These agencies list, reclassify, and delist species; 8. 8. A , B , and C ; Violators of the ESA can be fined, jailed, and
s
a
c
i
r
e
e
e
s
r
en
t s
e a
o
p
l
i
m
d d
;
y
, a
f
e
s
s l
e
i
n
n
e
i
h
i
s
o
V
n
i
b
,
d
a
a
i
,
,
n
d
e
d
n
j
e
,
d
e
l
a
f
;
i
S
E
h
r
s
t
c
a
n
e
t
o
a
l
f
o
A
designate critical habitat for native species; devise recovery plans; and
d e s i g n a t e c r i t i c a l h a b i t a t f o r n a t iv e s p e c i e s ; d e v i s e r e c o v e r y p l a n s ; a n d have property confiscated. Once a species is listed, the ESA prohibits
i
o
h
p
i
f
e
v
e
O
a
i
p
s
h
c
s
a
t
t
c
r
s l
S
r
y
c
s i
p
e
e a s
r
e E
A p
s
o
n
n
o
h
c
d
.
i
t
t
d
e
i
e
, t
e
b
e
h
v
S i
a
c
r
e
s a b
e s
s
y f
. (
r
iv
a
u
e F
t
e
u
v
W
u
a
u
T
e y
t
s e
a
e t
r reevaluate the status of species every five years. (The FWS is a bureau the “taking” of the species without a permit. Taking includes harassing,
p
f s
h
l
a
e
e
t
s o
i
r
e
e
o
e
s
r
a
h
t
e
c
h
h
i
u
f t
a
a
l
g
s w
t
c
e
t a p
n
i
t
s h
,
. T
m
k
d
i
n
u
g i
” o
e “
g
k
i
a
e
t
s
n
n
p
i
e s
r
i
r
h
f t
i
S i
r
m
F
s p
.
h
t
t
en
h
n
e
a
e N
n
within the U.S. Department of the Interior and the NMFS is part of harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping,
. D
r
e
t o
n t
M
f
h
r a
S
a
w
i
o
d t
p
t o
t
i
e U
e I
h
o
k
i
s
g,
n
u
r
t
g,
h
i
g,
w
a
p
ur
r
l
n
n
i
d
n
i
p
h
m
a
o
i
n
n
i
n
p
g,
s
n
l
g,
o
u
g,
ti
u
n
g,
ti
o
the U.S. Department of Commerce.) States also have laws that protect c capturing, or collecting—or attempting to do any of these acts.
w
t
h
e U
c
a
.
h
m
s t
t
a
m
t p
e
r
p
a
a
t
e l
s a
v
. D
t o
o h
t
c
t
e
e
s
r
m
.
e
f C
e
S
o
a
en
) S
r
l
t
l
h
o d
t
i
g
p
e
e
n
s
n
c
r a
f t
t
.
i
l
t
u
a
t
e a
i
r c
t
o
p
e
, o
c
g
y o
n
n
m
r
—
t
o a
o
g t
s
e
e
c
y p
c
.
a
r
s
u
, b

en
o
e
e
l
t
s
l
t
s
i
endangered species, but these laws usually provide weaker protections.
s u
d
e
e w
e
u
a
i
d s
r p
o
k
t t
a
g
w
e
a
n
r
e
n
o
e l
v
i
h
d
s
p
r
e E
s s
c
i
n
c

, p
h
t
a
e
o
s
,
t
e
s o
t
a
d
e
p
l
h
s
S
,
; T
i
A p
f f
,
r
3. 3. A , B , and C ; The ESA protects species of fish, plants,
n
s i
. T
p
n
s
a
c
l
e
e
s i
i
i
h
s
c
t s
n
s
d
d a
a and animals. This includes insect species. .
e
n
u
m
l
i
e
n
c
32 GATEWAYS | ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT