But even though the vast majority of species protected under the ESA have not  recovered doesn't undermine the significance of those species—bald eagles,  gray ... “80 percent of species have not yet reached their expected recovery year,”  reports CBD, adding that on average species have been listed for just 32 years, ...
Sep 18, 2013 ... This December will mark the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Endangered Species  Act (ESA), a vital piece of legislation that has been called one of the world's most  effective ... who said last month, "We have a law where only 1 percent of the  species that have been listed have actually been delisted. To me, that ...
Feb 8, 2014 ... Co-administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic  and Atmospheric Administration, 1,400 domestic species of plants and animals  and 600 foreign species are currently protected under this law — and less than  one percent of those species have ever been delisted because of ...
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, "The goal of the Endangered  Species Act is the recovery of listed species to levels where protection under the  Act is no longer necessary." ... One metric used by Endangered Species Act (ESA ) critics is the number of species that have been delisted as a result of recovery.
Jun 18, 2015 ... Ted Cruz said that “one of the worst things that can happen to a species is to be  listed on the Endangered Species Act.” But the ESA has led to recovery of a  number of species, and there ... Some have criticized the ESA in the past by  pointing out that only about 1 percent of listed species have been delisted.
Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted."