The Endangered Species Act at 50
School children tending tiny turtles in Massachusetts. Researchers tracking secretive rodents at night. These are just two of the inspiring stories of wildlife conservation showcased in Ten Stories of Hope: The Endangered Species Act at 50, a new report released this week by the Endangered Species Coalition.
Read the report below or download a pdf version.
Lab staff rolled up their sleeves to create innovative shelter
for these bats—a top priority for the species’ survival
In the largest dam removal project in
history, the Klamath dams are coming down
It takes a community to raise a cooter, and
MassWildlife has created a network ready to help
Florida is establishing a wildlife corridor—nearly 18
million acres of protected land—a model for the nation
Banking seeds from Hawaiian plants is key to
saving plants found nowhere else on Earth.
Moving friends with friends is key to successful
translocation of these desert-ready rodents.
Conservation breeding allows us to
establish healthy new populations in the wild
NYC Plover Project volunteers are on the beaches every
day during breeding season, protecting these at-risk
birds and their nests from predators, Frisbees, and feet
Preventing illegal wildlife trade and restoring
habitat are powerful tools to stop direct exploitation
Securing an entire ecosystem also secures the
interdependence of species within that ecosystem.
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