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Endangered Species Act. ... To help protect threatened species, then-president, Richard
Nixon, signed into law the Endangered Species Act in 1973. ...
Endangered Species. ... In 1973 the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed. Its purpose
is to protect species and the ecosystems which they depend on. ...
Endangered Species. ... In 2002, nineteen animals and six plants were on the list of
endangered species in New York State (Kurpis “In Your State”). ...
Endangered species Act. ... People are getting laid off there jobs and millions of our
tax dollars are being spent on the Endangered Species Act (ESA)all the time. ...
Protection Of Endangered Species. ... For this reason endangered species deserve
more protection than the current regulations provide. ...
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Vimal Raval
Prof. Clancy
The American Alligator is an amazing reptile, having survived almost unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. Having been hunted almost for extinction, this reptile has made an amazing comeback in recent years. Inhabiting almost every body of water in Florida. American alligator are not considered endangered species, but these harsh looking creatures are threatened.
There are two kinds of species of alligators. The American alligator and the Chinese alligator. Many people have a hard time telling the difference between alligators and crocodiles. Alligators are related in the same family as the crocodile, but these two animal are very different. An alligator’s upper jaw overlaps the lower jaw. Alligators have a broad snout while crocodile have a very narrow snout. Alligators have much less aggressive and energetic than the crocodiles. Alligators live in tropical climates and crocodiles live in somewhat colder climates. Their kingdom is Animalia. Their Phylum is Chordata. They come from the class Reptilia. Their order is Crocodylia. Their family is Alligatoridae. Their genus is Alligator and their species is alligator messissipiensis and they are known as American alligators.
American alligators are found through southern United States. Large populations are found in Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana and Georgia. They inhabit primarily fresh water to brackish water areas, although they can occasionally be found in salt water. However, alligators lack the salt-extracting glands of crocodiles and are unable to survive in salt water for extended periods of time. They can be found in swamps, rivers, reservoirs, lakes, ponds, marshes, and drainage canals. Alligators are carnivorous reptiles whose primary feeding time is usually at night. Small alligators will eat snails, frogs, insects, and...
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