U.S. Endangered Species Act

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United States federal law environmental law wildlife conservation law

The U.S. Endangered Species Act is a landmark federal law that provides legal protection and conservation measures for species at risk of extinction and the ecosystems on which they depend.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Endangered Species Act of 1973	20
Endangered Species Act	19
U.S. Endangered Species Act canonical	15
Endangered Species Act (United States)	2
federal Endangered Species Act of 1973	2
Endangered Species Act (western distinct population segment, formerly listed)	1
Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978	1
Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1982	1
Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1988	1
Endangered Species Act biological opinions	1
Endangered Species Act enforcement	1
Endangered Species Act implementation in California	1
Endangered Species Program	1
U.S. Endangered Species Act (historically)	1
United States Endangered Species Act	1
federal Endangered Species Act	1
federal Endangered Species Act (for June sucker)	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ environmental law ⓘ wildlife conservation law ⓘ
abbreviation	ESA ⓘ
administeredBy	National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ surface form: NOAA Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
appliesTo	endangered species ⓘ fish ⓘ plants ⓘ threatened species ⓘ wildlife ⓘ
authorizes	federal-state cooperation in conservation programs ⓘ land acquisition for habitat conservation ⓘ recovery plans for listed species ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ
considered	one of the strongest wildlife protection laws in the world ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
declaresPolicy	to conserve endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants ⓘ
definesTerm	critical habitat ⓘ endangered species ⓘ take ⓘ threatened species ⓘ
effectiveDate	1973-12-28 ⓘ
enactedBy	93rd United States Congress ⓘ
hasProvisionFor	citizen suits ⓘ
influenced	global biodiversity conservation policy ⓘ
penaltiesInclude	civil penalties ⓘ criminal penalties ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to conserve the ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend ⓘ to protect endangered and threatened species ⓘ
prohibits	export of listed endangered species without permit ⓘ import of listed endangered species without permit ⓘ interstate and foreign commerce in listed endangered species without permit ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 93-205 ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ⓘ National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
requires	use of best available scientific and commercial data in listing decisions ⓘ
section	Section 10 ⓘ Section 4 ⓘ Section 7 ⓘ Section 9 ⓘ
section10Function	permits for incidental take and habitat conservation plans ⓘ
section4Function	designation of critical habitat ⓘ listing and delisting of endangered and threatened species ⓘ
section7Function	federal agency consultation to avoid jeopardizing listed species ⓘ
section9Function	prohibition of take of endangered species ⓘ
shortName	U.S. Endangered Species Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Endangered Species Act
signedBy	Richard Nixon ⓘ
signingDate	1973-12-28 ⓘ
uscSections	16 U.S.C. §1531–1544 ⓘ
yearEnacted	1973 ⓘ

Referenced by (70)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mojave Desert tortoise → protectedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

U.S. Endangered Species Act → shortName → U.S. Endangered Species Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → conservationStatusSystem → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

Office of Protected Resources → legalAuthority → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Environment and Natural Resources Division → appliesLaw → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

California Endangered Species Act → relatedTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: federal Endangered Species Act of 1973

National Marine Fisheries Service → legalAuthority → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

ESA → title → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

subject surface form: Endangered Species Act

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

ESA → shortName → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

subject surface form: Endangered Species Act

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 → relatedTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → legalMandate → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → oversees → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Program

Public Law 93-205 → officialName → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

Public Law 93-205 → shortName → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Public Law 93-205 → amendedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978

Public Law 93-205 → amendedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1982

Public Law 93-205 → amendedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1988

nēnē → listedUnder → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

American alligator → protectedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Endangered Species Act (historically)

Florida panther → protectedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

93rd United States Congress → enacted → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

ENRD → enforces → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Migratory Bird Treaty Act → relatedTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

Office of Environmental Programs → appliesPolicy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

California condor recovery program → legalBasis → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

CESA → relatedTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

subject surface form: California Endangered Species Act

this entity surface form: federal Endangered Species Act of 1973

National Wildlife Refuge System → legalBasis → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act → relatedTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

United States protected areas system → legalFrameworkIncludes → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

California red-legged frog → conservationStatusSystem → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

Barlow Ranger District → governingLaw → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act → relatedTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

Office of Law Enforcement → legalAuthority → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Ecological Services Program → implements → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

Steller sea lion → protectedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act (western distinct population segment, formerly listed)

West Indian manatee → protectedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

North Atlantic right whale → legalProtection → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act (United States)

Sonoran pronghorn → protectedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

New York State territorial waters → subjectTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Endangered Species Act

Lacey Act → relatedTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

Wild Bird Conservation Act → relatedLegislation → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act → relatedTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

California tiger salamander → listedUnder → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

mountain caribou → protectedUnder → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

cui-ui → conservationStatusSystem → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

United States environmental law → keyStatute → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Wildlife and Marine Resources Section → enforces → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act

Hawaiian petrel → legalProtection → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

Outer Continental Shelf → governedBy → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973

Alaska Outer Continental Shelf → subjectTo → U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Endangered Species Act