The E-S-A's near perfect record of achieving species survival, and its numerous species recovery successes like the bald eagle, American alligator, and gray whale--even in the face of continued population growth, land conversion, and pressure on ocean and coastal resources--show that the law has been a true success.
Bordallo highlights the success of the Endangered Species Act in recovering species.
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This is not a fault of anybody who put these laws together way back in 1937.
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