Joe Public's role in protecting species

摘要

Citizen science is alive and well. Species nominated for protection by members of the US public are as worthy of protection as those identified by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).rnThe US Endangered Species Act of 1973 gives citizens, as well as the government, a role in selecting species for protection. But critics say that citizens are politically motivated, using the act to block developments like new shopping malls rather than to protect vulnerable species.