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    The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 to preserve endangered plants and animals by identifying them, protecting their habitats, and helping their populations recover. As a result, many animals have been brought back from near extinction, including the bald eagle, grizzly bear, and gray wolf. The bald eagle population decreased to less than 1,000 in the 1960s due to DDT and habitat loss but has since recovered after DDT was banned. Similarly, grizzly bear numbers declined to around 1,000 from historical levels of over 50,000, but reproduction is now protected. Gray wolves faced extensive hunting but conservative efforts have revived their populations from a few hundred to no longer being considered at risk of extinction.

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    The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 to preserve endangered plants and animals by identifying them, protecting their habitats, and helping their populations recover. As a result, many animals have been brought back from near extinction, including the bald eagle, grizzly bear, and gray wolf. The bald eagle population decreased to less than 1,000 in the 1960s due to DDT and habitat loss but has since recovered after DDT was banned. Similarly, grizzly bear numbers declined to around 1,000 from historical levels of over 50,000, but reproduction is now protected. Gray wolves faced extensive hunting but conservative efforts have revived their populations from a few hundred to no longer being considered at risk of extinction.

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    The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 to preserve endangered plants and animals by identifying them, protecting their habitats, and helping their populations recover. As a result, many animals have been brought back from near extinction, including the bald eagle, grizzly bear, and gray wolf. The bald eagle population decreased to less than 1,000 in the 1960s due to DDT and habitat loss but has since recovered after DDT was banned. Similarly, grizzly bear numbers declined to around 1,000 from historical levels of over 50,000, but reproduction is now protected. Gray wolves faced extensive hunting but conservative efforts have revived their populations from a few hundred to no longer being considered at risk of extinction.

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    ANIMAL SUCCESS STORIES

    The Endangered Species Act was signed into law by the United States
    government in 1973. (ESA). Its three main objectives were: 1. to preserve plants
    and animals from extinction by identifying them as endangered; 2. to protect these
    species' habitats; 3. to help populations of listed species recover. As a result, many
    animals have been brought back from near extinction. Here are three examples of
    such success.
    Bald eagle
    The bald eagle is the national symbol of the United States. Long before the
    arrival of Europeans, the number of bald eagles was about half a million, but since
    1963, their population has decreased to less than 1000. Hunting and environmental
    destruction are the main factors in this decline. The biggest element, however, was
    DDT, a chemical commonly used in insecticides. It has the effect of making the
    shell of an eagle’s egg so thin that it reveals the baby birds that will die instantly.
    Therefore, in 1972 a ban on DDT was issued to revive the life of eagles. In
    addition, bald eagles are listed as endangered, so they are carefully monitored, and
    the young birds will also be cared for and nurtured. Thanks to these efforts, the
    eagle population was gradually restored. Bald eagles were removed off the ESA
    list in August 2007.
    Grizzly bear
    The grizzly bear is another classic symbol of North American wildlife.
    There were over 50,000 grizzlies in the western America before the Europeans
    arrived. But now, their number is close to 1000 due to hunting and habitat
    destruction. The population of grizzly bears takes many years to grow because they
    have babies at a very slow rate. It is illegal to hunt grizzly bears because they are
    protected by the ESA. There are 20 to 40 bears that are killed each year because of
    human-bear encounters. So to protect them, their habitat must be free of litter, and
    there must be signs warning people not to go near any bears.
    Gray wolf
    In the old days, gray wolves were often hunted because they were
    considered pets. Therefore, by the time the gray wolf was declared a protected
    species, there were only a few hundred left. Due to conservation efforts, the gray
    wolf population has gradually been revived. The gray wolf is now listed as a
    species of Least Concern by IUCN. Finally, the US government established May
    11 as Endangered Species Day in 2006, a day dedicated to raising awareness about
    endangered species.

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