The Endangered Species Act Has Been a Success for 50 Years. Its Work Is Just Beginning
The Endangered Species Act has been subject to partisan debates and attempts to weaken it, but it has had significant successes in protecting animals and transforming wildlife management.
The Act passed with widespread support in 1973 and has made it illegal to harm or kill certain endangered species. [ more ]
US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction
The North American wolverine will receive threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal.
Wolverines are at risk of extinction due to climate change and habitat degradation.
The decision to protect wolverines under the Endangered Species Act follows years of disputes and the rejection of protections under the Trump administration. [ more ]