The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Has Incomplete Information about Effects on Listed Species from Section 7 Consultations

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Has Incomplete Information about Effects on Listed Species from Section 7 Consultations

The purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to conserve threatened and endangered species and the ecosystems upon which they depend.3 Thea ct includes provisions for listing species that need protection, designating habitat deemed critical to a listed species’ survival, developing recovery plans, and protecting listed species against certain harms caused by federal and nonfederal actions. As of May 2009, a total of 1,317 species were listed in the United States, 497 in the 11 western states