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The regal fritillary is endangered in Michigan. There are 53 species and subspecies of threatened butterflies and moths in Michigan. Of these, 40 are listed as species of special concern, 8 as threatened and 5 as endangered. Two species are also listed as federally endangered, while another is a candidate for federal listing.
“The Endangered Species Act is our best tool to address biodiversity loss in the United States,” Senate Environment and Public Works chairman Tom Carper said during a May floor debate over ...
Two more species, the boreal chorus frog and lesser siren, are considered to be of special concern, although they are not protected under the act. [3] There are no amphibians native to Michigan that are included in the federal Endangered Species Act. [4] Of the over 3400 species of frog and toad worldwide, the majority live in the tropics.
Both are designated as imperiled under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. law intended to keep animal and plant types from dying out. Enacted in 1973, it protects 1,683 domestic species.
Prior to being delisted from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered mammals and birds in 2019, [52] [53] the Kirtland's warbler had been listed as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. [54] Since delisting, continued monitoring is being used to ensure that the species remains secure. [52]
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving imperiled species. Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation", the ESA ...
More than 1,600 species are listed as endangered or threatened under the law, which prohibits harming them or destroying their habitat. The Endangered Species Act, and what it protects, may be in ...
Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee may be classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act after a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This social parasite is native to 15 ...