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PRESS RELEASE
The Road to Recovery: 100 Success Stories for Endangered Species Day 2006 |
Tucson, AZ - Endangered Species Day to "encourage the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide."
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"From key deer and green sea turtles in Florida, to grizzly bears and wolves in Montana, sea otters and blue butterflies in California, and short-nose sturgeon and roseate terns in New York, the Endangered Species Act has not only saved hundreds of species from extinction, but also put them on the road to recovery. The Endangered Species Act is one of America's most successful conservation laws."
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"From key deer and green sea turtles in Florida, to grizzly bears and wolves in Montana, sea otters and blue butterflies in California, and short-nose sturgeon and roseate terns in New York, the Endangered Species Act has not only saved hundreds of species from extinction," said Kieran Suckling, policy director of the Center for Biological Diversity, "but also put them on the road to recovery. The Endangered Species Act is one of America's most successful conservation laws."
The web site features a map that allows viewers to quickly see a picture, population trend graph and short description of each species in their region. Detailed species accounts are also available for those wanting more information.
To help celebrate and educate, the Center for Biological Diversity has created a website (www.esasuccess.org) detailing the conservation efforts that caused the populations of 100 endangered species in every U.S. state and territory to soar.
"From key deer and green sea turtles in Florida, to grizzly bears and wolves in Montana, sea otters and blue butterflies in California, and short-nose sturgeon and roseate terns in New York, the Endangered Species Act has not only saved hundreds of species from extinction," said Kieran Suckling, policy director of the Center for Biological Diversity, "but also put them on the road to recovery. The Endangered Species Act is one of America's most successful conservation laws."
The web site features a map that allows viewers to quickly see a picture, population trend graph and short description of each species in their region. Detailed species accounts are also available for those wanting more information.
Article has been adapted from a news release issued by the Center for Biological Diversity.
