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Perverse Effects of the Endangered Species Act

  • Terry Anderson
  • The Endangered Species Act, signed by President Nixon, was designed to protect American wildlife. How well does current ESA enforcement preserve habitat? On the John Batchelor show, Terry Anderson talks about how the ESA has affected spotted owls, bald eagles, silver grayling, and wolves.

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    • Terry Anderson

      Terry L. Anderson is the former president and executive director of PERC, and the John and Jean De Nault Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

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