Resources Needed to Modernize Act

Americans rightly cherish the Endangered Species Act. They know that, without this landmark law, wolves, grizzly bears, manatees, the bald eagle and other invaluable species might now be extinct. The proposals I describe below are directed at Congress and also at the executive branch of our government. In short, I believe that what the federal government should do with the Endangered Species Act is fund it, preserve it, respect it and use the law’s existing provisions to address the mounting threats to wildlife posed by global warming.