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Our cases have forced the
federal government to
protect species under the
Endangered Species Act and
to protect rare species and
their habitats on public
lands.
Our
Endangered Species Program
is working to ensure full
and unwavering protection
for hundreds of species in
the South by monitoring
federal agencies and making
them comply with the law on
all proposed actions. We are
also working to get legal
protection for some of the
world's rarest species like
the Scrub Jay in Florida and
the Vermilion Darter, which
lives in only a Seven-mile
stretch of Turkey Creek in
Jefferson County, Alabama.
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We
do work to protect rare
and sensitive species,
as well as endangered
species.
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Our work, especially on
National Forests, has
helped protect
individual populations,
as well as habitat, for
numerous sensitive and
rare species that don't
receive protection under
the Endangered Species
Act.
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Examples include the
Junaluska and Green
Salamanders, cerulean
warblers and countless
other bird species, as
well as many plants.
The South (and Alabama in
particular) is one of the
world's most biologically
diverse areas, especially in
terms of aquatic species. WildLaw
has been a constant advocate
for species that need
protection, whether or not
they have made it to the
Endangered Species list.
In
North Carolina these include
the Junaluska Salamander,
Cerulean Warbler, Green
Salamander, Southern
Appalachian Brook Trout,
Hellbender, Black Bear,
Velvet Covert snail,
and Dwarf Rattlesnake
Orchid, to name just a few.
Each of these species plays
an important role in the
interconnected web of our
fragile Southern Appalachian
Ecosystem, and WildLaw has
and will continue to
advocate for their
protection in all our
efforts in this special
area.
WildLaw has handled more
cases to protect wildlife in
the South than any other
organization, and we will
continue to be the region's
foremost champion of rare
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