The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Certain species of fish, wildlife, and plants have been rendered extinct as a consequence of manâs activities, untempered by adequate concern and conservation. (b) Other species of fish, wildlife, and plants are in danger of, or threatened with, extinction because their habitats are threatened with destruction, adverse modification, or severe curtailment, or because of overexploitation, disease, predation, or other factors. (c) These species of fish, wildlife, and plants are of ecological, educational, historical, recreational, esthetic, economic, and scientific value to the people of this state, and the conservation, protection, and enhancement of these species and their habitat is of statewide concern.
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