Endangered Species

Catherine Betts

Overview of Regulations

Federal

The Endangered Species Act (140K file) can be downloaded.

Policy on endangered species including laws, treaties, policy makers, and political debates

Full text and history of major US endangered species legislation plus links to the texts of a number of federal regulations on endangered species


State

Policy on endangered species including laws, treaties, policy makers, and political debates for the various states

Full text and history of major US endangered species legislation plus links to the texts of a number of state regulations on endangered species

Plants

Federal Lists

Species lists sorted by region or group, search by common name, and extinct species lists

US species indices (US flowering plants, US non-flowering plants) which are further linked to species profiles, citations, images, and other related links


State Lists

Species lists sorted by region or group, search by common name, and extinct species lists

Lists of endangered species by states and state counts

Endangered species located in or near the Edwards Aquifer

County by county listing and description of endangered plants in Texas


Maps

Regional maps with facts and factsheets on different species


Descriptions

Species lists sorted by region or group, search by common name, and extinct species lists

US species indices (US flowering plants, US non-flowering plants) which are further linked to species profiles, citations, images, and other related links

Endangered species located in or near the Edwards Aquifer

County by county listing and description of endangered plants in Texas


Animals

Federal Lists

Species lists sorted by region or group, search by common name, and extinct species lists

US species indices (US vertebrate animals, US invertebrate animals) which are further linked to species profiles, citations, images, and other related links

State Lists

Species lists sorted by region or group, search by common name, and extinct species lists

Lists of endangered species by states and state counts

Endangered species located in or near the Edwards Aquifer


Maps

Regional maps with facts and factsheets on different species


Descriptions

Species lists sorted by region or group, search by common name, and extinct species lists

US species indices (US flowering plants, US non-flowering plants) which are further linked to species profiles, citations, images, and other related links

Endangered species located in or near the Edwards Aquifer

General

Classroom study ideas including curricula, activities, projects, and discussing conservation efforts

The Bulletin on Environmental Legislation provided by the Natural Resources Defense Council (constantly updated with descriptions of the most recent governmental actions related to the environment

The full text and history of major US endangered species legislation plus a chronology of events with the names of the people involved in the decision-making process

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