Comments on Draft Methodology for Prioritizing Status Reviews and Accompanying 12-Month Findings on Petitions for Listing under the Endangered Species Act

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April 1, 2016

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Rebecca Epanchin-Niell

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Testimony and Public Comments

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Public testimony on endangered species act.

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Endangered Species

Authors

Rebecca Epanchin-Niell

Senior Fellow

Rebecca Epanchin-Niell is a senior fellow at RFF whose research focuses on ecosystem management, in particular examining how human behavior affects ecological resources as well as identifying strategies to improve management.

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