CH7 Legislation/ESA Flashcards
What are the listing designations for species under the Endangered Species Act?
-Threatened: Species likely to become endangered
-Endangered: Species at high risk of becoming extinct in all or part of their range
What Government agencies are charged with listing and protecting Endangered species?
What groups does each Service handle?
-Secretary of Interior (US Fish and Wildlife Services
-Secretary of Commerce (National Marine Fisheries Service)
About how many species are listed under the act? About how many are US species?
about 2300 listed, only 1300 in US
What types or organisms can be protected at the level of Subspecies? Populations?
vertibrate to be protected as a population (plant or invert must be species or subsecies, just the way to law was written no specific reason why)
What are the general listing trends– What types (major taxonomic groups) of species are more likely to be listed? When are species listed?
-Majority of listed species are plants and vertebrates
-Species listed when populations are extremely small (Difficult to bring species back, many listed
when 100 remain)
-Listing is slow (strong protection of listed species, landowners and developers often fight listing)
-Early listing (In situ cons cost less, higher success that waiting until drastic measures are
needed)
What actions are prohibited under the ESA for a listed species? What part of this can put
landowners in conflict with the act?
Take: Harass, Harm, Pursue, Hunt, Shoot, Trap, Capture, Collect, or any attempt to engage in
this conduct.
-Harm: Act that kills or injures wildlife including habitat modification or degradation that
substantially impairs breeding, sheltering, or feeding activities.
-Also includes the import and export, take, possession of illegally taken species, transport, or sale
of endangered or threatened species by individuals/companies.
-Landowners may own land that is protected or that has protected species on it. Could be difficult
If these species are harming livestock, pets, people, etc.
Can you name an ESA success species?
Bald eagle
About how many listed ESA species have gone extinct?
1; the eastern puma
Can you name an animal listed under ESA in Michigan?
Kirtland Warbler (currently delisted) and Eastern Black Rail (endangered)
Can you name a plant listed under ESA in Michigan?
Monkey flower (endangered)
