Abstract
This 4-page fact sheet provides a brief description of the Endangered Species Act and updated action pertaining to the endangered species issue. The goal of this publication is to provide brief but clear information about the legislation and current agreements around this issue that Extension agents can use to increase educated conversations. Written by Chandra Bowden, Alexa Lamm, Tracy Irani, and Sebastian Galindo, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2013.
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