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Independent Poll: Great Majority Support Endangered Species Act
7/27/99
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Title: Independent Poll: Great Majority Support Endangered Species
Act
Source: Center for Biological Diversity
Status: Copyright 1999, contact source for permission to reprint
Date: July 27, 1999
Byline: Kiern Suckling
According to an independent scientific poll just published in the
Journal of Society and Natural Resources (12:469-479), 84% of
Americans support maintaining or strengthening the Endangered Species
Act. Only 16% want to weaken or repeal protection of endangered
species and their habitats. Though Eastern senators and
representatives are generally much more supportive of the E.S.A. than
Western politicians, the poll shows that the majority western people
also support the E.S.A.
Results of Poll
Repeal Weaker Same Stronger
West 10% 10% 40% 41%
East 3% 11% 33% 53%
Total 5% 11% 35% 49%
Combined 16% 84%
So why do Western congress men and women generally vote to weaken or
override the E.S.A.? Clearly not because the people want it. Domenici
(R-NM), Kyle (R-AZ), Skeen (R-NM), McCain (R-AZ) and others vote
against endangered species because mining, logging, and development
companies give them enormous amounts of money to do so.