There's an endangered species on my land! (private landowners as custodians of endangered species)

From: National Wildlife | Date: June 1, 1995| Author: Holmes, Bob | Copyright information

Private landowners across the US are finding themselves being designated by government agencies as caretakers of endangered species. Generally, such an arrangement results when a private property turns out to be the natural habitat of a threatened plant or animal species.

As soon as Mary and Harry Presley saw the half-acre lot with its palmettos and pine near Malabar, Florida, they knew they wanted to build their dream house there. The couple closed on the property, hired a builder...

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