Endangered Means There Is Still Time
The Endangered Species Act

Ecosystems

Biodiversity 

Extinction

Endangered Species Act

What You Can Do

Resources

Kid's Corner

Many of our environmental laws, such as the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act, were passed in the early 1970s to help make our world a cleaner, safer place for all species, including us!

One of the most significant environmental laws is the Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed by Congress in 1973.

The American people recognized that fish, wildlife, and plants are of aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific value to all of us.

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