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Fish & Wildlife
Just the Facts

The American alligator, first listed as endangered in 1967, was declared recovered in 1987 after Endangered Species Act protections allowed its numbers to rebound to more that a million.

Overview:

  • Quick Facts

    What's at Stake:

  • Guard the Grizzly Bear Campaign
  • Restoring Wild Salmon and Steelhead

    Why Protect the Endangered Species Act?

  • Conserving Critical Habitat under the ESA
  • Recovery Under the ESA

    How the ESA is working:

  • Myth & Facts
  • Success Stories

    ESA & Government:

  • Consultation under the ESA
  • State Agencies Involvemnent in Enforcement of the ESA
  • American Indian Tribes Connection to the ESA

    Improving the ESA:

  • Working for Wildlife Link

    How the Military Protects Wildlife

  • Range Tours in Hawaii
  • Camp Pendleton, CA

    in the news
    Sierra Magazine: March/April 2007
    This Species Is in Danger A-OK!
    A Bush bureaucrat hurries critters to the grave.

    Sierra Magazine: May/June 2002
    Lewis & Clark's America
    The Corps of Discovery left us a blueprint for a wild West.


    Photo courtesy USFWS.

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