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Endangered Species Act 40th Anniversary

 Endangered Species Act 40th Anniversary

Protecting Imperiled Animals and Plants Since 1973

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will honor the 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act with a year-long commemoration of the legislation that has been successful in stabilizing populations of species at risk, preventing the extinction of many others, and conserving the habitats upon which they depend.

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Lange's metalmark butterfly

Relict Leopard Frog

The relict leopard frog was believed to be extinct until three populations were discovered during the early 1990s. While the rare frog has not been found in Utah since 1950, it is at home in freshwater springs in Nevada and Arizona.

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Photo credit: Tom Brennan

Lange's metalmark butterfly

Lange's Metalmark Butterfly

The Lange's metalmark is a reddish-orange butterfly with only a 1.5-inch wingspan. Its last known home is the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1980 specifically to protect the butterfly.

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Photo credit: David Kelly, USFWS

copperbelly water snake

Copperbelly Water Snake

The copperbelly water snake lives in lowland swamps or other warm, quiet waters. The population of copperbelly water snakes that live in southern Michigan, northeastern Indiana, and northwestern Ohio has been listed as threatened.

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Photo credit: ©Omar Attum, used with permission

Colorado pikeminnow

Colorado Pikeminnow

The Colorado pikeminnow, formerly the Colorado squawfish, is the largest American minnow, growing up to 6 feet long and weighing up to 80 pounds. The fish occurs in the warm, swift waters of the big rivers of the Colorado Basin.

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Photo credit: Joe Ferreira

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Mardon skipper butterfly.

Collaboration Results in Success for a Small Butterfly

As part the Service's commemoration of the Endangered Species Act's 40th Anniversary, each week a different state and their unique story features our continued success in recovering threatened and endangered species. This week we learn about a conservation partnership to safeguard the mardon skipper, a small, non-descript butterfly found inWashington grasslands. The efforts of various state and federal ...

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Last updated: July 16, 2013