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This low-density effect could be keeping endangered populations from recovering in time of stress.

This just proves the Endangered Species Act works.

This is a victory for sound science, the killer whales, and the people of the Pacific Northwest. However, if Congress continues on its path to gut the Endangered Species Act, the best tools available to protect the killer whale will be ripped right out of the hands of the scientists and resource managers in the Pacific Northwest.

They're highly endangered in the wild and there's only a small population in captivity,

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive to freedom. Somewhere in the archives of crudest instinct is recorded the truth that it is better to be endangered and free than captive and comfortable.

The most effective way to save endangered species is to protect the places they need to live,

It's an unfortunate commentary on the willingness of this administration to undermine the Endangered Species Act. Despite its small size this toad needs a lot of land to complete its life cycle.

It remains to be seen whether or not development on the island would even be permitted under the Endangered Species Act,

It runs counter to the intent of the Endangered Species Act.

It's a huge industry, and in the case of South Australia's Port Lincoln, whole communities ride on the back of this endangered species,

It's one of the most endangered birds in the world.

It's the biggest success story under the Endangered Species Act because grizzly bears are one of the toughest species to manage,

It's terrible to close a print voice. Print journalism is an endangered species these days. Most newspapers have a hiring freeze.

It's a very rare opportunity in history for us to get second chances to save an endangered species.

That's one of the places where the Endangered Species Act really has teeth.

The agencies' refusal to list Atlantic salmon is a case study in politically driven and illegal decision-making under the Endangered Species Act.

It's in compliance with the Endangered Species Act, even though its the fastest growing district in the country, ... It hasn't slowed down growth.

It's an entitlement program for landowners that want to gut the Endangered Species Act,

They are not a game bird and they're not on the endangered species list.

They've won. That is what is so appalling. My guess is that no one in the next generation is going to want to draw the Prophet Muhammad in Denmark and therefore I must ashamedly admit it: they've won. Had we known that it would lead to boycotts and Danish lives being endangered as we have seen, then the answer is 'no'.

The return of our national symbol is a victory for wildlife, a victory for conservation and a victory for the Endangered Species Act.

These tortoises are endangered species. They are also very territorial. Unfortunately, they get killed trying to come back.

Once a watershed is past 30 percent (developed) it's gone. Critters and endangered species are important, but the main reason for protecting the Pinelands was to preserve water quality, the aquifer and the rivers and estuaries.

Once a watershed is past 30 percent (developed) it's gone, ... Critters and endangered species are important, but the main reason for protecting the Pinelands was to preserve water quality, the aquifer and the rivers and estuaries.

Not only does this bill gut the Endangered Species Act, but it creates a government giveaway program to greedy developers.

It's really an important watershed area, and there are a number of endangered species there.

seriously endangered the...indivisible unity of the Turkish republic.

Serbia is now facing very difficult circumstances. Children and young people are perhaps the most endangered anywhere in Europe. Two-thirds of the people in Serbia are living at or below the poverty line.

At the same time, their bill creates a new system of giveaways to developers and real estate speculators regardless of whether their land claims are legitimate and with no limits on how much the taxpayer will be asked to pay, ... This action will produce harmful consequences for taxpayers and devastating consequences for endangered animals, fish, and plants.

Armed robbery and hijacking have endangered humanitarian workers assisting over 450,000 vulnerable people living in the area. Moreover, credible information points to the use of hijacked vehicles for military purposes by these armed groups. This is unacceptable and contrary to international humanitarian law.

The ferret has been listed under the Endangered Species Act for a long time, and this is a great example of that legislation preventing the extinction of another animal.

Informing property owners whether a proposed use of their land is legal shouldn't be controversial, though this is abhorrent to elitists within the environmental community. For over thirty years they've used the ESA to destroy small landowners, largely at their whim. Meanwhile, their stated goal of recovering endangered species never materialized.

Initially, the Endangered Species Act created a preservation pattern that was oriented species by species. It made for a complex but not very efficient system.

I like L.A., but I think what's changed is that the kinds of films I do, the mid-range dramatic film, has become an endangered species.

I'm wondering if we should gather up Kmart signs and put them on the endangered species list,

In the 33-year history of the Endangered Species Act, less than one percent of species listed as endangered or threatened under the Act have been recovered. While most would consider a less-than-one-percent recovery rate a failure, many environmentalists apparently consider it good enough to continue the status quo.

In our bill we protect the small property owners, ... It was a compromise, a reasonable way to protect endangered species, to protect the habitat which they need to recover.

In one instance, a seller used a picture from Mote Marine Lab's Web site the same site that talks about how they are an endangered species.

In raising the consciousness of the public to the plight of many small, wild cats, the Bengal and some other hybrids can be like a signpost pointing the way to a broad and unselfish commitment to save not only endangered species but those whose fate may also one day become inevitable.

In fact, aquatic invasive species are now only second to habitat loss when it comes to the most serious threats facing endangered water life.

I have visited people whose health has been endangered by tar sands oil. I have watched neighbors struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy. I have seen solar panels and wind turbines become an increasingly familiar part of the landscape.

How can you have the Federal Bureau of Investigation say that he is under active investigation as to whether or not he leaked sensitive data to the Iranians, that could have endangered American soldiers, and this man is being treated like some visiting dignitary?

Gale Norton is one of the scariest Cabinet nominees since James Watt. We expect a fierce struggle over the fate of the Endangered Species Act.

Governor Kempthorne has taken stands on endangered species that have been controversial. I think there will be those that are concerned that those controversial positions will be going back to D.C..

For the most part, if they are nonindigenous to the state and they're not endangered or threatened, they're not regulated, ... Most of it is going to fall between the cracks. If it's not indigenous to the state, then it's up to the county or the city to invoke ordinances.

The Fish and Wildlife Service's finding utterly failed to consider the magnitude of the threat facing Yellowstone cutthroat trout. The Yellowstone cutthroat trout is beset by a multitude of factors ... and requires immediate protection under the Endangered Species Act.

The Endangered Species Act provided a safety net, but banning was the most important thing that helped the eagles.

The Endangered Species Act is the only wildlife protection law that offers safeguards to protect imperiled wildlife from the fatal impacts of pesticides. Other laws only punish the offender after the damage is done.

The Endangered Species Act is in desperate need of an update, ... It has hurt species recovery by leading to the trend we all know as 'shoot, shovel and shut up.' And it has hurt family farmers and ranchers by taking their property away.

The Endangered Species Act has been remarkably successful. Humpback whales, bald eagles, (and) brown pelicans ... are just a few of the species that are recovering quite nicely.

The Endangered Species Act has been a roaring success for the grizzly bear in Yellowstone.

The Endangered Species Act has been a dismal failure, and in 25 years the act has yet to bring a single species off the list into recovery.

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was originally enacted in 1973 with the primary function being recovery of endangered and threatened species.

The endangered resources check off on the Wisconsin income tax form is the primary source of funding for our work to conserve our natural resource heritage. This easy method of contributing has become the single largest source of dollars contributed to our fund, and we greatly appreciate the public?s support.

The Elephant Sanctuary exists for two reasons. To provide a haven for old, sick or needy elephants in a setting of green pastures, old-growth forests, spring-fed ponds and a heated barn for cold winter nights. And to provide education about the crisis facing these social, sensitive, passionately intense, playful, complex, exceedingly intelligent and endangered creatures.

All these provisions will weaken our ability to protect endangered species, ... while encouraging more costly litigation and draining money from important conservation measures.

the lawlessness of so-called fans who destroyed property and endangered the safety of fans and families in the vicinity.

Corporate corruption has ecological merits. It's helping to preserve that species known as Democrats - thought to be endangered as recently as the year 2000.