We have two success stories on LBLUS.com to celebrate each day and especially on ‘National Endangered Species Day’ today: ‘The American Bison’ and ‘The Bald Eagle.’ * Bald eagles: A success storyThe pesticide DDT once posed a threat to America’s bald eagle population. The U.S. banned DDT in 1972. The Endangered Species Act took effect a year later. Bald eagles recovered by 2007 and no longer occupy a spot on the endangered list.
Animal lovers and conservationists unite: May 21 is National Endangered Species Day. This is a day to consider the dwindling populations of certain animals and work together to help. Environmental conservation didn’t gain traction until the mid-1800s. America’s Endangered Species Act of 1973 sparked both domestic and international conservation by providing a framework for protection.
Even today some remain critical of human efforts to make the world more habitable for endangered animals. They argue that natural selection should decide which species live or die. But let’s remember that humans have an unprecedented effect on the planet, which can have negative consequences on the lives of other animals. — source, National Endangered Species Day .. National Day ..
