Analysis of US Endangered Species Act finds species are protected too late, with too small populations, and with insufficient funding, undermining the Act's effectiveness

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Keywords

Animals Endangered Species Life Sciences Wildlife

Article Information

Journal

PLOS ONE

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0275322

Article Publication Date

2022-10-12

Article Title

Too few, too late: U.S. Endangered Species Act undermined by inaction and inadequate funding

COI Statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah

PLOS

onepress@plos.org

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PLOS. (2022, October 12). Analysis of US Endangered Species Act finds species are protected too late, with too small populations, and with insufficient funding, undermining the Act's effectiveness. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LPE57D08/analysis-of-us-endangered-species-act-finds-species-are-protected-too-late-with-too-small-populations-and-with-insufficient-funding-undermining-the-acts-effectiveness.html

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"Analysis of US Endangered Species Act finds species are protected too late, with too small populations, and with insufficient funding, undermining the Act's effectiveness." Brightsurf News, Oct. 12 2022, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LPE57D08/analysis-of-us-endangered-species-act-finds-species-are-protected-too-late-with-too-small-populations-and-with-insufficient-funding-undermining-the-acts-effectiveness.html.