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HERE'S THE ANSWERS FOR THE FORM:
1. The Endangered Species Act was enacted in:
Answer:
1973
2. An "endangered" species is one that is:
Answer:
"In danger of extinction" throughout all or a signficant portion of its range. 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1532(6).
3. A "threatened" species is one that is:
Answer:
"Likely to become endangered" within the foreseeable future. 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1532(20).
4. Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act applies to:
Answer:
Private parties and private land; a landowner is not allowed to harm an endangered animal or its habitat on his property.
5. Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act applies to:
Answer:
Federal agencies.
6. The Endangered Species Act is enforced by:
Answer:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
7. List the three federally-listed bat species that occur in Kentucky:
Answer:
Indiana (Myotis sodalis), Gray (Myotis grisescens), Virginia big-eared (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus).
8. The area covered by forests in the United States today is approximately _____ of the forested area that existed in 1600:
70 percent
9. Populations of elk, pronghorn antelope, and wild turkey have declined significantly in the United States over the past 60 years:
False
10. _____ percent of all the paper used in the United States in 2001 was recovered for reuse.
48.3 percent
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