Benchmark for the ESA: Having a Backbone Is Good for Recovery

摘要: To forestall the current rate of global extinction, we need to identify strategies that successfully recover species. In last decade, recovery record for United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) has improved. Our aim was review federal delisting documents recovered species and quantify patterns in taxonomy, history threats, policy, funding actions have led recovery. comparison still listed, average a vertebrate, had been listed approximately three decades, exposed lower number threats at time listing, received relatively higher levels funding. Based on our review, suggest following improve recovery: provide more ESA protection, allocate recovery, maintain environmental regulations facilitate establish private landowner agreements, increase area protected lands.