The Endangered Species Act under Threat

Amendments to the Endangered Species Act recently approved by the House of Representatives fundamentally alter this principle, effectively putting ownership of wildlife in private hands and limiting the ability of the government to protect endangered wildlife unless it pays private interests when it...

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Published in:	Bioscience Vol. 56; no. 2; p. 98
Main Author:	BEAN, MICHAEL J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Circulation, AIBS, 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Suite 402, McLean, VA 22101. USA American Institute of Biological Sciences 01-02-2006 University of California Press Oxford University Press
Subjects:	Developers Endangered & extinct species Endangered species Environmental aspects Environmental legislation Environmental protection Government Government (Administrative Body) Government regulation Habitat conservation Land development Laws, regulations and rules Legislation Legislatures Nature NEWS & OPINION Principals Property titles Wildlife Wildlife conservation Wildlife policy
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Summary:	Amendments to the Endangered Species Act recently approved by the House of Representatives fundamentally alter this principle, effectively putting ownership of wildlife in private hands and limiting the ability of the government to protect endangered wildlife unless it pays private interests when it does so. Instead of requiring profitable development to underwrite the cost of carefully planned conservation measures to mitigate impacts to a publicly owned resource, the House legislation requires the public to foot the full bill whenever and wherever developers propose to build in endangered species habitat.
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ISSN:	0006-3568 1525-3244
DOI:	10.1641/0006-3568(2006)056[0098:TESAUT]2.0.CO;2