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The Pros And Cons Of The Endangered Species Act

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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Wild Lands Policy regulated and run by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are two different government actions taken to ensure the safety and preservation of plants, animals and the environment they live in. These policies should not be controversial but making everyone happy is an impossible job especially when the federal government is involved. Environmentalist and Citizens who feel the government is overreaching both have their positions and both are unwilling to budge.
The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 and since then it has done exactly what it was designed to do, saves plants and animals that are on the verge of extinction. Take for example the Bald Eagle, America's national bird; in the 1960’s the Bald Eagle’s population was dwindling down to only 487 pairs of breeding birds in the United States (not counting Alaska). The lowering number of Bald Eagles was determined to be caused by pesticides thinning the …show more content…

This exact example was brought up by Brandon M. Middleton when he testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources in 2011. He claims that environmental groups use this act to sue individual American’s and government bodies at an alarming rate costing them time and money going to court and court costs. There are numerous court cases involving businesses and environmental groups who are suing for no legitimate reason at all (Middleton, 2016). This is where I believe the ESA has gone awry and needs to be looked at and revised. Having a group claim that a project is going to affect a certain species even if there is no scientific evidence and taking them to court costing thousands of dollars and time is not right in my

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