Endangered Species Legislation,
Abstract
This presentation talks about endangered species legislation. Because of habitat changes such as dams, agriculture, logging, and pollution in the rivers of the United States, many species of freshwater mussels have become extinct or are threatened with extinction. These factors bring the Endangered Species Act and freshwater mussels together. Presently there are 25 species of mussels listed as endangered under the Act. There are an additional 48 mussel species in the Southeast alone that are being considered as candidates for listing. Eleven of these are thought to be already extinct.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP003059
Entities
People
- J. J. Pulliam Iii
Organizations
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service