Conservation under the endangered species act

摘要

This study reviews the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) biannual Report to Congress on the Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program, the annual Species by Species Expenditure reports, individual species' recovery plans, and all Federal Register notices regarding The delisting of species or reclassification of a species from endangered to threatened to determine The conservation impact of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The authors find that the ESA's Process for determining whether a species is endangered or threatened is subjective and often leads To incorrect determinations.