Hayley Reigel

Mrs. DeBock
English 4
November 17, 2014
Endangered Species
Society has helped endangered species from extinction a great deal. Society has made
refuges and acts to help save species. Refuges and acts help endangered species by keeping them
safe in an economic environment and safe from being hunted.
National wildlife refuges are home to more than 380 of the nation's 1,311
endangered or threatened species (Endangered Species: National Wildlife Refuge System 1).
So far, eleven of those species have been removed from the list due to their recovery, and
seventeen others have improved in status from endangered to threaten (Endangered Species:
National Wildlife Refuge System 2). More than five hundred listed species are now stable or
improving. Fifty-nine national wildlife refuges have been created specifically to help imperiled
species. Refuges keep endangered species safe. Refuge System units report the species being
present or can be searched by unit to find out which species are found on a particular unit of the
Refuge System.
Also, the destruction of habitats all over the world is the primary reason species are
becoming extinct or endangered. Houses, highways, dams, industrial buildings, and spreading
farms now dominate landscapes formerly occupied by forests, deserts, and wetlands. Since the
beginning of European settlement in America, over 65,000,000 acres of wetlands have been

drained (Rob Nagel xvii). One million acres alone vanished between 1985 and 1995 (Rob Nagel
xvii). Such restoration of endangered animals and plant species is the goal of the Endangered
Species Act, a law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1973. The Endangered Species Act, which
penalizes those who harm plants and animals in danger of extinction. A conservation reserve is a
large area with biological diversity and sufficient space to allow animals to move around, and
also monitoring it to keep out poachers is a traditional way of protecting wildlife (Randy T.
Simmons 28).
Refuges and acts help endangered species by keeping them safe in an economic
environment and safe from being hunted. The endangered species act is one of the most
important and powerful environmental laws, and refuges are in every state in the United States
that keep our animals and plants safe.

Works Cited
"Endangered Species." National Wildlife Refuge System. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.
Nagel, Rob. Endangered Species. Volume 3. Detroit, Mich: UXL, 1999. Print.
Simmons, Randy T. Endangered Species. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2002. Print.