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Endangered Species Coalition & Save the Manatee Club Celebrates Manatee Day

This Manatee Appreciation Day, the Endangered Species Coalition and Save the Manatee Club are highlighting the Florida manatee’s recovery story and calling on Americans to protect the Endangered Species Act. Though manatees have made a remarkable comeback, ongoing threats to their habitat mean continued protections are essential.

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Trump Administration Pulls Out of Endangered Species Day Activities, Youth Wildlife Art Contest

UPDATE: The U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service called us this morning to inform us that their previous communication was a mistake. They will remain committed to Endangered Species Day. It is our hope that this will be the largest Endangered Species Day celebration ever with many Fish and Wildlife Service offices participating. Events can be found at EndangeredSpeciesDay.org.
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Unintelligent Tinkering

This post is by Dr. Julie Gorte, a member of the Endangered Species Coalition Board of Directors.

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the bits. Delisting endangered species without solid analytical reasons to do so, and for that matter dismantling the protections of the Endangered Species Act, qualifies as unintelligent tinkering.

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