AP Earth Timeline

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  • Lacey Act

    One of the earliest laws in the US that prohibits the transport of illegally harvested game animals across state lines
  • Lacey Act

    One of the earliest laws in the US that prohibits the transport of illegally harvested game animals across state lines
  • International Union for the Conservation of Nature

    The main goal of IUCN is to value nature and conserve the environment. It keeps a list of threatened specie known as the red list.
  • International Union for the Conservation of Nature

    The main goal of IUCN is to value nature and conserve the environment. It keeps a list of threatened species known as the red list.
  • Marine Mammal Protection Act

    Prohibits the killing do all marine animals in the US and prohibits the import and export of any marine mammal's body or body parts
  • Marine Mammal Protection Act

    Prohibits the killing of all marine mammals in the US and prohibits the import and export of any marine mammal's body or body parts
  • Endangered Species Act

    Authorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine which species can be listed as threatened or endangered and prohibits the harming/trading of these species. Also gives the government the power to purchase a habitat that is critical in species.
  • Endangered Species Act

    Authorizes the US Fish and Wildlife Service to determine which species can be listed as threatened or endangered and prohibits the harming/trading of these species. Also ives the government the power to purchase a habitat that is critical in species.
  • CITES

    Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora controls the international trade of threatened plants and animals. International agreement between 175 countries
  • CITES

    Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora controls the international trade of threatened plants and animals. International agreement between 175 countries.