Teeth for a paper tiger: redressing the deficiencies of the recovery provisions of the Endangered Species Act.

From: Environmental Law | Date: September 22, 2000| Author: Helmy, Eric | Copyright information

Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with the purpose of recovering species from the threat of extinction. Almost thirty years later, the ESA has not produced the anticipated results. This Comment discusses the failure of section 4 of the ESA to promote species recovery and the environmental consequences of this failure. In addition, it provides solutions, both legislative and judicial, to remedy the ESA and promote species recovery.

I. INTRODUCTION

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