Citizen Involvement in the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Citizen Involvement in the U.S. Endangered Species Act
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公民参与美国濒危物种法案
DOI：
10.1126/science.1220660
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发表时间：
2012
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
Eric Biber
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作者：
B. Brosi;Eric Biber
有关被列入名单的物种的数据驳斥了有关公民参与美国《濒危物种法案》的批评。美国濒危物种法案(ESA)自近40年前成为法律以来一直备受争议。其中最有争议的条款之一是公民参与选择正式受法律保护的物种(“列入名单”)。公民可以向美国鱼类和野生动物管理局(FWS)请愿，要求将任何未受保护的物种列入名单，并可以独立使用诉讼来挑战FWS的任何列入名单的决定(1，2)。一些人认为，这些规定干扰了FWS将稀缺资源优先用于最需要保护的物种的能力(例如，3、4)。
Data on listed species refute critiques of citizen involvement in the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been controversial since it became law nearly 40 years ago. One of its most-debated provisions is citizen involvement in selecting species that become formally protected under the law (“listing”). Citizens can petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to list any unprotected species and can independently use litigation to challenge any FWS listing decision (1, 2). Some contend that these provisions interfere with the ability of FWS to prioritize scarce resources for species that most need protection (e.g., 3, 4).