1. Endangered Species Act of 1973 By: Courtney Keville

2. Background Approved December 28, 1973 Provided for the conservation of ecosystems that threatened and endangered species of fish, wildlife, and plants

3. What the Law says Authorizes the determination ad 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; and authorizes the payment of rewards to anyone furnishing information leading to arrest and conviction for any violation of the Act or any regulation issued thereunder.

4. Recovery Plans To have a recovery plan, you must a have a minimum of a –description of site-specific management actions necessary to achieve recovery of the species, –objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would result in a determination that the species be removed from the list; and –estimates of the time and costs required to achieve the plan's goal.

5. Sources http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/ESAC T.HTMLhttp://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/ESAC T.HTML http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_S pecies_Acthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_S pecies_Act http://www.fws.gov/endangered/recovery/i ndex.htmlhttp://www.fws.gov/endangered/recovery/i ndex.html