The Endangered Species Act vests the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service with authority as kind of a backstop in the event that the States don't take adequate measures to protect wildlife species within their borders.
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Connolly explains the role of federal agencies in wildlife protection.
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