President George W. Bush's administration has protected fewer animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act than previous presidential administrations.
SOURCE: Center for Biological Diversity | Photo by William Radke, Graphic by The Washington Post - March 23, 2008
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Since '01, Guarding Species Is Harder Article | With little-noticed procedural and policy moves over several years, Bush administration officials have made it substantially more difficult to designate domestic animals and plants for protection under the Endangered Species Act.