Talking Points on the Environment #14 Checklist for Endangered
Species Act Reform Congress will soon take up the issue of
Endangered Species Act reform. Before Congress can devise a
species protection plan that will work for all species -- both
humans and wildlife -- it must first: - Realize that the
American people want genuine species protection and that an
incentive-based plan must be devised. While most Americans would
object to the excesses of the current Endangered Species Act --
excessive protections afforded the Flat-Spired Snail, for
example -- most favor some form of protection for the most
valued species. The best way to protect these species while
protecting individual liberty is through a voluntary, incentive-
based - Recognize that the current Endangered Species Act has
failed. Some 900 plants and animals are currently listed as
either "endangered" or "threatened" under the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) and nearly 4,000 other species are either candidates
for future listing or are in the process o