EDITORIAL: MODIFY THE SPECIES ACT
It's hard to argue with the successes of the Endangered Species Act, particularly when you look at how one of America's strongest symbols, the bald eagle, has come back from the brink of extinction 30 years ago.
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I can see where people who have invested in land where an endangered species is found can lose out on their investment. I would be for compensating those people if they provide safe haven for the species, either through cash incentives or other investment opportunities. While the true environmentalist will argue that the animal was there first and it is their natural right to be there, we also have to realize that people sometimes unintentionally and unknowingly purchase such lands, and we can't expect them to give up all that investment for nothing.
BALD EAGLE POPULATION IS SOARING
The American bald eagle, a national symbol once almost wiped out by hunters and DDT poisoning, has not only survived but is thriving.
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Vast majority of Americans support Endangered Species Act despite increasing efforts to curtail it. Roughly four out of five Americans support the Endangered Species Act, and only one in 10 oppose it, found a survey of 1,287 Americans. Support has remained stable for the past two decades. Source 8x.