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Upon signing the Endangered Species Act in 1973 President Richard Nixon was quoted saying, **"Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed."** Unfortunately forty years after the initial creation of the law there are thousands of threatened species in America and the legislation made to help them is hurting our fragile economy and taking away jobs, but most importantly it doesn't help endangered species.


 * I believe, along with many other officials and citizens, that we must reform this law if we are to save our precious flora and fauna.** There are many specific issues that need to be adressed. A major concern is that the "definition" of endangered species isn't specific enough and applies to the wrong animals and plants. The law states, essentialy, that an endangered species is any animal or plant that faces a risk of extinction in most or all of its habitat.

SAVE OUR ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOMETHING GOOD CAN WORK! City Hall's discussions will cut money spent on WCS's Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium by 58 percent. The decreased funding forces budget cuts, affecting the children's programs and decreasing business flow. We have to support the zoo and tell law makers not to cut these essential programs. Tell our leaders to restore the budget for the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium. To oppose these budget cuts click here. [|https://secure3.convio.net/wcs/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=437]
 * A recent development concerning endangered species:**