what were the govt do for endangered animals
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- Under the ESA, the federal government has the responsibility to protect endangered species.
- An endangered species is an animal or plant that's considered at risk of extinction.
- A species can be listed as endangered at the state, federal, and international level.
- On the federal level, the endangered species list is managed under the Endangered Species Act.
- The Endangered Species Act has lists of protected plant and animal species both nationally and worldwide.
- When a species is given ESA protection, it is said to be a "listed" species.
- Many additional species are evaluated for possible protection under the ESA, and they are called “candidate” species.
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Under the ESA, the federal government has the responsibility to protect endangered species (species that are likely to become extinct throughout all or a large portion of their range), threatened species (species that are likely to become endangered in the near future), and critical habitat (areas vital to the survival.
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