The biggest was the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which protects imperiled animal species from extinction.

其中最著名的是1973年的《濒危物种法案》，该法案旨在保护濒临灭绝的动物物种。

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Habitat saved under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prevented these nocturnal mice from going the way of the dodo.

现在濒危物种法案正在保护这些昼伏夜出的动物免遭与渡渡鸟同样的厄运。

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No flies were harmed in the making of this photograph of a Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, the only fly so far listed under the Endangered Species Act.

不到1000只。这是喜欢追逐鲜花的德里沙地苍蝇，已经列入濒危物种名录。

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While legislation such as the Wilderness Act of 1964, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 are embedded in many Americans' idea of government responsibility for the environment, these laws are being revisited.

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Privately-funded efforts to save this regal bird from extinction had been underway for some time at that point, and the federal government began its own efforts in 1966 with the passage of the Endangered Species Preservation Act, the precursor to the more comprehensive Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973.

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You may feel that way but it is a significant problem because of the Endangered Species Act and other similar bits of statute.

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