SAVED BY THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

These are a few of the species that this landmark law has helped to recover over its 50 years of service.

Bald Eagle

POPULATION
Estimated over 13,000 breeding pairs
in the lower 48 states in 2012

El Segundo Blue Butterfly

POPULATION
In excess of 123,000

Southern Sea Otter

POPULATION
Currently estimated at 2,800

American Alligator

POPULATION
Estimated at 5 million
throughout their range, with the
largest populations in Louisiana
and Florida

Green Sea Turtle

POPULATION
Thought to be fewer than 200,000

Nēnē Goose

POPULATION
There are an estimated 2,500 birds