About this episode

The episode revisits a discussion on the Endangered Species Act with experts from wildlife organizations.

To put some perspective on the National Parks Travelers' monthslong coverage of threatened and endangered species, we're going to go back in time a bit today to replay a podcast in which we discussed the ESA — and possible changes to it — with Jake Li, a vice president with Defenders of Wildlife, and Stephanie Adams, director of wildlife at the National Parks Conservation Association.

People in this episode

Host: Kurt Repanshek

Guests: Jake Li, Stephanie Adams

Topics covered

• endangered species
• ESA
• wildlife conservation
• National Parks
• environmental policy

Keywords

• Endangered Species Act
• ESA
• wildlife
• conservation
• threatened species

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Defenders of Wildlife, National Parks Conservation Association

Books & works: National Parks Traveler Podcast

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