Enviromental Protection
...80's people were hunting and killing the buffalo, not for food but to get them out of the way of the wagon trains. In addition to war and expansion the 1800's also was the major growing point to the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution industry was just being created for the most part therefore the idea of pollution, sewage, or endangering the environment did cross people’s minds, but there was a lack of interest. The 1900's started to reform some of the issues of endangered species, but didn’t have too many executive actions. President Theodore Roosevelt was the first in 1903 where he organized the National Wildlife Refuge. This refuge was used to protect wood storks, brown pelicans and other water dwelling birds. A turn of events in 1914 was recorded as the Passenger Pidgin and the Carolina Parakeet both became extinct. The first real reach to stop extinction was a little perk to the new events that were happening, but again in 1914 the extinction of the passenger pidgin was a real eye opener for some of the new age environmentalists of the time. In the early 1970's and late 1960's scientist looked back at what was done both to the environment and to different species of life. In the 1940's there was an insecticide called DDT (dichorolphynel-trichorolthane), which was a pesticide that was used to kill mosquitoes that had malaria (a fatal virus). Not long after DDT was sprayed, the American Bald Eagle population began to decline. During the 1960's rallies were started to voice the opinion of saving whales or the bald eagle. These rallies were first responded to in 1966 which was the Endangered Species Preservation Act. This Act was the first really strong step taken to stop further extinction of species. Though was very popular among the people, the act lacked enforcement, so a new laws fallowed. 1973 was the year that Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was created, along with the Endangered Species Act of 1973. CITES is an agreement between Governments, whois aim is to ensure that international trade of species does not threaten exotic species of animals or plants. The main for runner though is the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Two major agencies were created, one being the Fish and Wildlife service and the second is the National Marine Fisheries Service. These organizations were designed to review the status of species to warrant listings as either threatened or endangered. Even though people supported the act of 1973, decisions by the two agencies were decided solely on scientific data, not social factors such as economic, political, or psychological factors. In addition to the Endangered Species Act; states too began to adopt programs to save species like the state of California. California was the first state to limit the importation, the sale or take possession of and endangered or rare species. The California Preservation Act of 1970 was directed to find and inventory all threatened fish and wild life, develop criteria for the rate and endangered species and report it back to the State Governor and Legislature every two years on the status of these animals. By 1971, the first group there were forty-three animals that were endangered or rare, and by 1972 the California submitted its first biennial report. Acts also passed by California were the California Native Plant Protection Act of 1977, and in 1984 California made additions to the California Endangered Species act of 1970. Each state began to manage their own Endangered Species laws, but the national government also made new reforms. The Environmental Protection Agency was created in the 1970 on Earth Day. The EPA was created to organize the protection and restoration of the environment. In addition to the EPA, the national government created the National Fish and Wildlife foundation, which was established by Congress in 1984. The main goal of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is to promote healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants by generating new commerce for conservation. The Foundation identifies conservation needs, reviews proposed projects, fosters cooperative partnerships, and commits a combination of federal and non-federal funds to conservation projects. Another goal of the Foundation is to create partnerships between federal, state, and local governments, corporations, private foundations, individuals, and non-profit organizations. Through these organizations, people began to see what a difference the government can make. The government also promoted the idea of getting the military involved. The United States Military used C-4 plastic explosive to blast a 250 feet long, twelve feet high Rains Dam on the Little River in North Carolina to help regain the populations that the river on...