Title: Describe the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Course: Fisheries and Wildlife Management (18501) > Section: Conserving and Managing Wildlife Resources

Description should include

- history of the act
- criteria used to classify endangered and threatened species
- funding of the act
- penalties for violation of the act
- threatened and endangered species protected by the ESA.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are endangered and threatened species managed in Virginia? In the United States?
- What are some controversial issues that have arisen from the implementation of the ESA?
- What is the process for adding a species to the Endangered Species list?
- What are the different statuses a species can have under the ESA? What is the difference between threatened and endangered?
- What are some factors that have contributed to the endangerment of some species?
- What North American species have benefited from protection provided by the ESA?