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TheEndangered Species Act requires theU.S. Secretary of the Interior (on behalf of theU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) to account for all identifiable federal spending on endangered and threatened species conservation on a species-by-species basis. Conservation includes all actions taken by federal agencies on behalf of listed species. The information below contains total species-specific federal funding for the top 20 species from 2012 to 2014 and does not include federal money spent on acquiring land for these species or money spent on multi-species conservation activities.^[1]

Top species in 2014

• Top funded species in 2014
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  The pallid sturgeon

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  The steelhead salmon (rainbow trout)

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  The chinook salmon

Three species received the most species-specific funding in 2014 and occupied the top six spots. These species had several distinct populations and each population received federal funding. From left to right, the top three species were the pallid sturgeon (a ray-finned fish found in Missouri waters and the lower Mississippi River), the steelhead salmon (also known as the rainbow trout, found in the Pacific Northwest), and the chinook salmon (found in the Pacific Northwest).

The table below shows the top 20 federally funded species in fiscal year 2014, their endangered/threatened status, and the amount each species was reported to have received. These funds do not include any federal money spent on acquiring land for these species or money spent on multi-species conservation activities.

In total, $633.2 million in federal funds were spent on these 20 species in 2014. Total species-specific spending in 2014 was $1.24 billion. The top 20 species accounted for 51 percent of total species-specific federal spending in 2014.^[2]

Top species in 2013

• Top funded species in 2013
• 

  The pallid sturgeon

• 

  The steelhead salmon (rainbow trout)

• 

  The chinook salmon

Three species received the most species-specific funding in 2013 and occupied the top six spots. These species had several distinct populations and each population received federal funding. From left to right, the top three species were the pallid sturgeon (a ray-finned fish found in Missouri waters and the lower Mississippi River), the steelhead salmon (also known as the rainbow trout, found in the Pacific Northwest), and the chinook salmon (found in the Pacific Northwest).

The table below shows the top 20 federally funded species in fiscal year 2013, their endangered/threatened status, and the amount each species was reported to have received. These funds do not include any federal money spent on acquiring land for these species or money spent on multi-species conservation activities.

In total, $636.9 million in federal funds were spent on these 20 species in 2013. Total species-specific spending in 2013 was $1.22 billion. The top 20 species accounted for around 52 percent of total species-specific federal spending in 2013.^[3]

Top species in 2012

• Top funded species in 2012
• 

  The pallid sturgeon

• 

  The steelhead salmon (rainbow trout)

• 

  The chinook salmon

Three species received the most species-specific funding in 2012 and occupied the top six spots. These species had several distinct populations and each population received federal funding. From left to right, the top three species were the pallid sturgeon (a ray-finned fish found in Missouri waters and the lower Mississippi River), the steelhead salmon (also known as the rainbow trout, found in the Pacific Northwest), and the chinook salmon (found in the Pacific Northwest).

The table below shows the top 20 federally funded species in fiscal year 2012, their endangered/threatened status, and the amount each species was reported to have received. These funds do not include any federal money spent on acquiring land for these species or money spent on multi-species conservation activities.

In total, $690.8 million in federal funds were spent on these 20 species in 2012. Total species-specific spending in 2012 was $1.36 billion. The top 20 species accounted for 50.6 percent of total species-specific federal spending in 2012.^[4]

See also

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  Environmental policy in the U.S.

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  Energy policy in the U.S.

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  Endangered species policy

• Endangered Species Act
• Implementation of the Endangered Species Act
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Endangered species

External links

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website
• U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Service

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