Endangered Species Lists: What's the story behind them?
Each year, data is collected to put together the endangered species list. Over the years, populations of common creatures can change drastically, in both positive and negative ways.
The endangered species list started when Congress passed the Endangered Species Conservation Act in 1966. This act allows the Secretary of the Interior makes a list of endangered species which later allows the Fish & Wildlife Service to spend $15,000,000 a year on buying habitats for the species. After a fight between the Pentagon and the officials of the Interior about the whaling industry begins, the officials decide to pass a stronger law, a new Endangered Species Conservation Act. This new act allowed plants and invertebrates to be included on the list, making conservation and protection of the endangered species a high priority of the government. Ever since, the list is updated every year.
This year, among the ranks are the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, the Javan Rhinoceros, the Rafflesia flower, and the Georgia Aster.
The endangered species list started when Congress passed the Endangered Species Conservation Act in 1966. This act allows the Secretary of the Interior makes a list of endangered species which later allows the Fish & Wildlife Service to spend $15,000,000 a year on buying habitats for the species. After a fight between the Pentagon and the officials of the Interior about the whaling industry begins, the officials decide to pass a stronger law, a new Endangered Species Conservation Act. This new act allowed plants and invertebrates to be included on the list, making conservation and protection of the endangered species a high priority of the government. Ever since, the list is updated every year.
This year, among the ranks are the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, the Javan Rhinoceros, the Rafflesia flower, and the Georgia Aster.
