1. The Endangered Species Act 1973 ,1982,1985,1988
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The Endangered Species Act 1973 ,1982,1985,1988
. The 1973 Endangered Species Act provided for the conservation of ecosystems upon which threatened and endangered species of fish, wildlife, and plants depend. The Act:
- authorizes the determination and listing of species as endangered and threatened
-prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and transport of endangered species
-provides authority to acquire land for the conservation of listed species, using land and water conservation funds
-authorizes establishment of cooperative agreements and grants-in-aid to States that establish and maintain active and adequate programs for endangered and threatened wildlife and plants
-authorizes the assessment of civil and criminal penalties for violating the Act or regulations
-authorizes the payment of rewards to anyone furnishing information leading to arrest and conviction for any violation of the Act or any regulation issued

2. Amendment 1982 Amendment 1985 Amendment 1988
-Status of species were required to be made solely on the basis of biological information without any consideration of possible economic effects.
Amendment 1985
- The Secretary must take steps to implement the Western Convention: developing personnel resources and programs, identifying species, habitats and cooperative measures to ensure that species of migrating birds will not become threatened, and identifying measures for the protection of wild plants
Amendment 1988
- States that: Monitoring of candidate and recovered species was required, recovery plans will undergo public notice and review, requires five years of monitoring of species that have recovered, protection for endangered plants was extended to include destruction on federal land and other taking when it violates state law, and reports are required on the development and implementation of recovery plans and on the status of all species with plans.
ESA was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development”
ESA's primary goal = prevention of the extinction of imperiled plant and animals and to recover and maintain those populations by removing threats to their survival

3. Additional Information:
President Nixon signed the bill on December 28, 1973
ESA is administered by two federal agencies: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
-NOAA handles marine species, and the FWS has responsibility over freshwater fish and all other species.
Endangered Species Act is an international act