Tag: defenders of wildlife

Webinar: Barriers To Bridges: Wildlife bioDIVERSITY

Join speaker Krystal Toney, Ph.D. candidate at The University of North Texas, and Author of Black in Nature, as she speaks at the web series A Conversation on Diversity in Wildlife Conservation: Black History Month Edition. She will discuss her current research project which aims to focus on the cultural connections with the land, the environment, and conservation as a whole, specific to Texas. She will be joined by the moderator, Wildlife Conservation Interpreter of the Dallas Zoo, and Herpetology enthusiast, David Smallwood.

Endangered Species Act 101: Myths Busted

Meg debunks three of the most common misconceptions surrounding the ESA in the latest episode of our Endangered Species Act 101 series.

Video Transcript:

The Endangered Species Act, or ESA, is a wildly popular law – an overwhelming majority of Americans across party lines support the ESA. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t confusion around what it does or doesn’t do. Let’s debunk some of the most common ESA myths.

Myth 1: The ESA doesn’t work

Since it was signed in 1973, over 95% of species that have been listed under the ESA are still with us today. That’s an … Continue