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There are thousands of endangered species, which are populations of both plants and animals whose numbers have been diminished so they're very close to extinction. Over the past two hundred years, more than 10 thousand species have become extinct worldwide, and forty percent of all species are endangered. The primary cause of endangerment is the destruction of a species' habitat, but other factors such as pollution, hunting, and natural changes add to the growing number of endangered animals. Once extinct there's no coming back and to prevent this a lot of places set up laws forbidding hunting, restricting land development, or creating preserves. These laws do not protect all of the species at risk, and many more species become extinct wether we know it or not.
In 1973 the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed. Its purpose is to protect species and the ecosystems which they depend on. It forbids agencies from authorizing, funding, or carrying out actions which can jeopardize......

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