Question

The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, but many people today feel that the Endangered Species Act has not done enough to protect endangered species from human impacts. do you think that it needs to be updated? Give specific examples why or why not.

Answer 1

Absolutely

Step-by-step explanation:

only 3 percent of species protected by the law have recovered to the point where they are no longer threatened or endangered. The ESA can and should be strengthened so that it not only continues to protect species, but also promotes their full recovery.

In the last 100 years we human beings have eliminated 10 times more species than have disappeared in the past at the natural background rate. Without conservation, we are at risk of losing precious wildlife and depriving future generations of America’s heritage.

With the growing menace of climate change, many more species need our protection. In 1973, there were only 78 species listed in the ESA; now there are almost 1,600.