The endangered Species Act turns 50, and those who created and enforced it recall its highs and lows: 'I was threatened many times'
On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act. “Nothing,” he said, “is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” The powerful new law charged the federal government with saving every…
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