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Agency plans are inadequate to conserve US endangered species under climate change

Aimee Delach, Astrid Caldas, Kiel Edson, Robb Krehbiel, Sarah Murray, Katie Theoharides, Lauren Vorhees, Jacob W. Malcom, Mark Salvo, Jennifer R. B. Miller
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/647396
Aimee Delach
1th, Washington, DC 20036
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  • For correspondence: adelach@defenders.org
Astrid Caldas
1th, Washington, DC 20036
4Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC
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Kiel Edson
1th, Washington, DC 20036
5Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA
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Robb Krehbiel
2Field Conservation, Defenders of Wildlife, 1402 Third Ave, Suite #930, Seattle, WA 98101
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Sarah Murray
1th, Washington, DC 20036
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Katie Theoharides
1th, Washington, DC 20036
6Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MA
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Lauren Vorhees
1th, Washington, DC 20036
7Wildlife Habitat Council, Silver Spring, MD
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Jacob W. Malcom
3th, Washington, DC 20036
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Mark Salvo
1th, Washington, DC 20036
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Jennifer R. B. Miller
3th, Washington, DC 20036
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Abstract

Despite widespread evidence of climate change as a threat to biodiversity, it is unclear whether government policies and agencies are adequately addressing this threat to species1–4. We evaluate species sensitivity, a component of climate change vulnerability, and whether climate change is discussed as a threat in planning for climate-related management action in official documents from 1973-2018 for all 459 US animals listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. We find that 99.8% of species are sensitive to one or more of eight sensitivity factors, but agencies consider climate change as a threat to only 64% of species and plan management actions for only 18% of species. Agencies are more likely to plan actions for species sensitive to more factors, but such planning has declined since 2016. Results highlight the gap between climate change sensitivity and the attention from agencies charged with conserving endangered species.

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Agency plans are inadequate to conserve US endangered species under climate change
Aimee Delach, Astrid Caldas, Kiel Edson, Robb Krehbiel, Sarah Murray, Katie Theoharides, Lauren Vorhees, Jacob W. Malcom, Mark Salvo, Jennifer R. B. Miller
bioRxiv 647396; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/647396
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Agency plans are inadequate to conserve US endangered species under climate change
Aimee Delach, Astrid Caldas, Kiel Edson, Robb Krehbiel, Sarah Murray, Katie Theoharides, Lauren Vorhees, Jacob W. Malcom, Mark Salvo, Jennifer R. B. Miller
bioRxiv 647396; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/647396

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