Those who oppose the Endangered Species Act say it has been a failure. Biologists say it has not, because of four of the following five reasons. Choose the one that is not one of the four reasons.

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The statement that federal regulators have been heavy handed in enforcing the Endangered Species Act is not one of the four reasons given by biologists for why the ESA has not been a failure. The four reasons they give are that the ESA has not been in existence long enough for endangered species to recover, species are only listed when critically endangered, many will be lost, more than one-half of listed species are stable or improving, and the budget for protecting endangered species amounted to 9 cents per U.S. citizen.

Those Who Oppose the Endangered Species Act Say It Has