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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.
Endangered Species Act of 1973; Other short titles: Endangered Species Act of 1973: Long title: An Act to provide for the conservation of endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants, and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) ESA: Nicknames: Endangered Species Conservation Act: Enacted by: the 93rd United States Congress ...
Considered a species of special concern in Michigan [7] Sistrurus catenatus catenatus: Eastern massasauga rattlesnake: Adults are 2 to 3 feet (0.61 to 0.91 m) in length and colored gray or brown with dark brown patches. Venomous. A candidate species for listing on the federal endangered species list, [8] and a species of special concern in ...
“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 ...
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.
The Endangered Species Act was just one in a raft of environmental legislation passed beginning in the mid-1960s that included the Clean Water As the Endangered Species Act turns 50, those who ...
Several thousand pounds of polybrominated biphenyls were accidentally mixed with livestock feed that was distributed to farms in Michigan, because the plant also produced a feed precursor ingredient, magnesium oxide, which was sold to the feed manufacturer. [1]
The majority of the species were considered endangered in the 1970s and 1980s when they “were in very low numbers or likely already extinct at the time of listing,” the release said.