More than 99% of species listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act have avoided extinction due to the law's protections.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed study (PeerJ/PMC), Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and U.S. Department of the Interior. Minor variation in exact figure (98% vs 99%) across sources but core claim well-supported. [tier=gold indep_score=0.925 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Global Wildlife Conservation Efforts | WWF (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6482936/ (corroboration)
- https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/endangered-species-act-04-22-2019.php (corroboration)
- https://defenders.org/endangered-species-act (corroboration)
- https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/us-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-delisting-23-species-endangered-species-act-due (corroboration)