What year was the Endangered Species Act instituted?
1973
Were there many laws such as this passed in this time period?
Yes
What animal received lots of attention?
the whooping crane
Name something that caused their population to decline?
Unregulated hunting
And what else?
habitat loss
What year did is vanish from its main range in the U.S.?
1890
In what section of the U.S.?
the north central
How many years passed before first national law concerning regulation of wildlife commerce was instituted?
another eight years
How much additional time before an act concerning endangered species was enacted?
another two years
What was the number of whooping cranes in the wild in 1941?
about only 16 birds
Did a President enact a certain law associated with endangered species?
Yes
What was it called?
The Endangered Species Act
In what year was it made law?
1973
What month?
December
What day of the month?
28
What court made a finding about the ESA?
The U.S. Supreme Court
Were federal agencies involved in carrying out the act?
Yes
Name of one of them?
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
And the other?
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
What abbreviation is it known by?
NOAA