A landmark environmental law looks ahead.
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Abstract
In late December 1973, the United States enacted what some would come to call "the pitbull of environmental laws." In the 50 years since, the formidable regulatory teeth of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have been credited with considerable successes, obliging agencies to draw upon the best available science to protect species and habitats. Yet human pressures continue to push the planet toward extinctions on a massive scale. With that prospect looming, and with scientific understanding ever changing, <i>Science</i> invited experts to discuss how the ESA has evolved and what its future might hold. <b>-Brad Wible</b>.