Navigating the EPA’s Endangered Species Act (Part 1)

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Navigating the EPA’s Endangered Species Act (Part 1)

By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Check-off The Endangered Species Act (EAS) was enacted in 1973. It prevents the “take” of various species (both plants and animals) unless the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or National Maritime Fisheries Service permit the activity. The term “take” means