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No Surprise and Safe Harbor Agreements , 34
Th e Role of States in Endangered Species Protection and
Conservation , 35
Criminal Liability under Wildlife Laws , 36
Legal Challenges to ESA Policy , 38
Status of the ESA Today , 39
International Th reatened and Endangered Species , 41
International Trade in Endangered Species , 42
Ecosystem Services , 44
References , 46
2 PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES,
AND
SOLUTIONS, 61
Introduction , 61
Roadblocks to Action: Environmental Skepticism in the
21st Century , 62
Global Warming, Climate Change, and Species
Extinction , 67
How Does Global Warming Endanger Species? , 71
Climate Change Controversy, 74
Climate Action , 78
Species in Rapid Decline , 82
Fungi in Amphibians and Bats , 82
Poaching of Megafauna , 84
Bleaching of Coral Reefs , 87
Th e Pollination Crisis , 88
Th e ESA Works , 89
Th e ESA Is Not Working , 93
