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EarthJustice New Release

Conservation and wildlife advocacy groups are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) this year, commemorating five decades of effective and crucial protection for imperiled animals and plants.

Passed nearly unanimously by Congress and signed into law by Richard Nixon on Dec. 28, 1973, the Endangered Species Act continues to be a bedrock environmental law for the United States. The Act has been tremendously successful at preventing species that are protected under it from going extinct. The Act has saved countless imperiled species, and 90% of the plants and wildlife listed under the law are recovering on schedule to meet the timetables in their recovery plans.

Read more at Celebrating 50 Years of Endangered Species Act Success | Earthjustice