strategy
Recovering endangered species
Synonyms:
Implementing species recovery programmesDeveloping species recovery outlines
Implementation:
The US Endangered Species Act, implemented in 1973, created a "perfect duty" to save each species equally, but did not provide for the means to carry it out. The law was passed by legislators unaware of the magnitude of the problem and how difficult it would be for the Fish and Wildlife Service to properly enforce it. It has had little success. Although it has helped some, species recovery has been a dismal 100 to 1 ratio of recoveries. As of 1994 there were 840 endangered species and 21 species that had recovered and had been taken off the list.
Broader:
Conserving wildlifeRestoring biodiversityConserving endangered species of plants and animalsImplementing programmes Narrower:
Captive breeding of endangered speciesConserving endangered species of mammalsMonitoring trade in animal products of endangered species Constrained by:
Causing extinction of animals Facilitated by:
Advancing ecotourismPreserving gene resourcesAlerting wetland desecrationPreparing species management plansConserving animal genetic resourcesAgreeing code of environmental practiceConcluding habitat preservation agreementsPreserving genetic diversity in cultivated plants Problems:
Decreasing diversity of biological speciesThreatened species of Animalia
Threatened species of living organisms
Values:
ExtinctionEndangered References:
Tisdell, C: On the Economics of Saving Wildlife from ExtinctionZiswiler, V: Extinct and Vanishing Animals: a biology of extinction and survivalEhrlich, Paul and Ehrlich, Anne: Extinction: the causes and consequences of the disappearanceFitter, Richard and Fitter, Maisie: The Road to Extinction: problems of categorizing the status of taxaWolf, Edward C: On the Brink of Extinction: conserving the diversity of lifeKoopowitz, Harold and Kaye, Hilary: Plant Extinction: a global crisisRaup, David M: Extinction: bad genes or bad luckWhitmore, T C and Sayer J A: Tropical Deforestation and Species ExtinctionUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Code of Practice for the Conservation of Threatened Animals and Plants and Other Species of International SignificanceClarke, Tim, et al: Endangered Species Recovery: Finding the lessons, improving the processMann, Charles C and Plummer, Mark L: Noah's Choice: The Future of Endangered Species Subjects:
Biosciences → Evolution and speciesSocietal Problems → Endangered species
Development → Development
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
