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Article: Endangered Species Act Does More Harm Than Good

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September 25, 2007
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Contact: Sean Tuffnell, +1-972-308-6481, sean.tuffnell@ncpa.org or Elysa Nelson, +1-972-308-6477, elysa.nelson@ncpa.org, both of the National Center for Policy Analysis

Land-Use Controls Punishes Landowners and Animals Alike, Says NCPA Study

DALLAS, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Endangered Species Act, which was created to help protect species in danger of extinction, put the very species it is supposed to protect at risk, according to a new study by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). The Act severely penalized landowners, and as a result, many fearful property owners have taken action to make their land inhospitable to endangered species.

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