Keystone management species under the Endangered Species Act can promote ecosystem-based management

Human activities such as land conversion and resource consumption can cause species declines, which in the United States can result in listing for protection and recovery under the Endangered Species Act. Often highly charismatic species, such as bald eagles, grizzly bears, Pacific salmon, and North Atlantic right whales, get linked to human activity and social conflict emerges. This conflict can drive significant investment in a species’ recovery, including the suspension or alteration of multi