77K views · 3.3K reactions | Restored footage of a New York Fish Market in 1903 | Exploring History Reels | Facebook

224 reactions · 97 shares | Watch as Jeff Corwin, host of the new TV show Wildlife Nation, talks about the importance of the Endangered Species Act with a little help of an American bald eagle. In the United States, there may be no greater icon — or impressive wildlife comeback story — than the bald eagle! Learn more about #WildlifeNationTV: https://dfnd.us/wildlifenationtv #StopExtinction #WildlifeWednesday | Defenders of Wildlife | Facebook

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 is a landmark piece of legislation that established protections and prevented the extinction of many imperiled wildlife, fish, and plant species in the United States. This includes black-footed ferrets – one of North America’s most endangered mammals, bald eagles, swift foxes, bison, and more. On the Fort Belknap Indian Community Reservation in Montana, the Aaniiih and Nakoda Tribes have returned these culturally and biologically important animal relative