Coverage dated December 29, 2023

Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo

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An Associated Press analysis of 2020 data found fish got 67% of the wildlife protection spending. Here’s where the other 33% went.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo (opens NBC Chicago)

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    An Associated Press analysis of 2020 data found fish got 67% of the wildlife protection spending. Here’s where the other 33% went.

  2. CBS News

    Most funding for endangered species only benefits a few creatures. Thousands of others are left in limbo (opens CBS News)

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    Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction.

  3. Tampa Bay Times

    Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Of the roughly $1.2 billion a year spent on endangered and threatened species, about half goes toward recovery of just two types of fish.

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