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This act allows authorities to determine if a species is threatened or in danger, which then enables them to take further action once they are on the list. Some examples of extended responses are creating funding or other programs to create awareness about specific species.

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It does not only protect endangered animal species but also plants and habitats. It is a common misconception that animals are the only ones in danger of extinction because plants are being used up and habitats/natural areas are being destroyed.

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It helps protect many different kinds of animals. When animals are endangered, they don’t only need to be protected, but also need help with recovery. The act helps solve both of those issues.

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It makes harming or killing endangered species illegal. This way humans are contributing less to species extinction because they can’t overhunt them or kill them.

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People are hunting animals, and plants and are harvesting their land. Individuals do not know when to stop, or what animals are low in population so they continue to hunt while killing off species. People are also harvesting the land animals need to survive.

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The human population is being seen as a priority over animal and plant habitats. There are big buildings that are being built right next to these habitats which are ruining the natural land these animals and plants need to survive.

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Animals are a main food that many humans eat. If popular animals like pigs, chickens, or cows were to die out, humans would be left with much fewer food options. (ie. no milk and eggs: unable to make most foods).

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He used his position as President to save the country's air, water, and land. This also includes plants, animals, and habitats. In order to do this, he passed many acts and laws.

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The ESA of 1973 prohibited certain activities (ie. hunting or poaching) against animals and in specific areas that were endangered without clearing it with the government first.

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In efforts to raise the population, they prohibited captivity breeding programs and started to try and introduce them into their natural habitat.

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This is data according to scientists of how humans have impacted animal species.

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It prohibits the bringing in and shipping out of endangered species. This way they also can’t trade animals illegally from country to country. This also bans the bad treatment of animals.

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This ensures the protection of species with land and water vital to species recovery. These are considered ‘critical habitat areas’.

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This makes it so the government has to develop and execute the recovery plans for listed species (animals and plants).

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This act made it illegal to sell and possess these species. Sometimes when people have these almost extinct animals, it kills them because they are not in the proper environment necessary for survival. When people are selling these animals, they are often not in the best condition while traveling which can really harm them.

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Starting in the 20th century, people in the United States became concerned about a declining animal population rate. During Nixon's presidency, he passed the Endangered Species Act, which protected all animals and plants in danger of extinction. Still sustaining today, it has already saved many animals from disappearing entirely, while still guarding other animals against eradication.

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Individuals are practicing deforestation, and are establishing urban and suburban development. They also are creating agricultural cultivation and water management projects that are on human habitats. These actions are destroying animals because it is causing death from the toxic chemicals coming from projects of this kind and the lack of land.

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When humans get destructive diseases and parasites they can spread them to animals. This is a big form of action that is killing them.

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Individuals are causing environmental destruction caused by water, air, and soil pollution coming from new developments and buildings.

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Global climate change caused by humans is killing animals and plants. The changes in weather do not allow species to adapt quickly enough, which ends up killing them.

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The oxygen that humans need to survive is solely from plants. If plant species don’t exist, then humans will not be able to survive because of the lack of air.

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Plants help protect our land from erosion. Without them, we would barely have any land to be on because it would all be eroded.

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Plants are sometimes used in medicine. Without plants, there could be limited medicine available for humans, which could eventually kill all of us off when we have sicknesses we cannot cure.

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Plants are used in many things that humans use and need for survival. For instance, they are in building materials (timber) and in wood that can create a fire which is used as a main source of heat for many people.

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Since there are so many apartments and industrial buildings now, there are toxic chemicals and acid rain that is coming over these habitats killing the plants and animals, along with their homes.

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People are coming to plants' and animals' habitats and are destroying them. Some people believe that animals are taking up the room that they need for housing, so they are killing animals and destroying habitats for their own use.

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Animals are starting to come to human areas for necessities like food (from trees) because their natural habitat exceeded its capacity since humans have destroyed so much of it.

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Deforestation is being practiced which is when humans are destroying, cutting, or using tools to get rid of trees. Over time, this really impacts animal environments and can lead to extreme consequences. Some consequences are the destruction of plants of animals which has a ripple effect and can eventually cause a loss in the human population.

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He created the Council on Environment Quality (CEQ) along with an executive office, that arranges environmental efforts. This council addressed and created solutions for federal sustainability, environmental equity, climate change, public areas, bodies of water, and wildlife conservation, along with many others.

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During his State of the Union Address in 1970, he suggested a focus on clean air and water and attention to the environment. This was in hopes to save the dying population of species and to direct awareness towards this growing issue.

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Nixon kept pushing for better species treatment, and in 1970 he created the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency partners with non-profit organizations and businesses, along with state and local governments. Some of their impacts consist of the conservation of water and energy, minimization of greenhouse gases, reusing solid waste, and controlling the rate of pesticide risks.

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This was the signing of the Endangered Species Act (Nixon sitting in the middle signing it off).

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After all of the prior actions, he created the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the most impactful out of all the acts he passed. The ESA gives the government the ability to conserve and protect endangered and vulnerable species

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60% of the swift fox species are now gone. They used to be everywhere across the Great Plains. This is caused by loss of habitat.

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With the help of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 these animals have been able to recover. They are now ‘Least Concern’ on the endangered species list.

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One of the major killings of these animals was in an attempt to control rodents, which ended up also killing this species.

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There is a study being performed from 2020-2024 and around 200 Swift Foxes have trackers put on them. From there, scientists can study their patterns and try to better understand their survival rates.

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One of the main reasons for these foxes dying off is because of habitat destruction. Urban and industrialization development greatly impacts the life rate of these animals.

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Reintroduction processes are being instilled. This means having swift foxes not living in the wild for a while until they become stable. Then they are slowly reintroduced into the environment allowing them to live how they should.

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This represents the difference in extinction rate from before animals were listed as endangered species, to when they were.

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This deforestation was caused by humans clearing the land. With these actions happening over the past century, 20% of the native plants and animals died off.