Endangered Species Act helped recover marine animal populations

A study led by Abel Valdivia of the Center for Biological Diversity in California has revealed that more than 75 percent of marine mammal and sea turtle populations have showed significant signs of recovery after being protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). The study findings suggest that conservation measures such as fishery regulations have been largely successful in promoting species recovery. As extinction risks and threats across the ocean increase, the number of marine species protected by the ESA is growing. Prior to this …