{"id":600476,"date":"2023-11-30T08:33:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T13:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/?p=600476"},"modified":"2024-08-06T14:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:45:10","slug":"celebrating-the-esa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/podcast\/celebrating-the-esa\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Endangered Species Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"143\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-CTESA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-CTESA.png 800w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-CTESA-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-CTESA-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-CTESA-150x27.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-CTESA-696x124.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Hi everyone! This is Emma. We&#8217;re posting this episode in honor of the Kids Podcast Party! A bunch of kids podcasters are doing an episode to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Check out the Nat Geo Kids Greeking Out podcast and their episode featuring all wolf stories! They will tell you about another podcast participating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">But first &#8211; I&#8217;m going to eat this epic burrito&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=EDEUA3086647001&#038;sharing=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA for short) and Earth Ranger Emma is SO excited. It\u2019s all she can think about! She and the Earth Rangers HQ are posting this episode in its honor!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600484\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-696x519.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-1068x796.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-563x420.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Cat-and-Animal-Rights.jpg 1341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to a spicy snack for dinner, Emma is swept up into a super-vivid dream. She\u2019s somehow found herself on an incredible journey back through time! Through her adventure, Emma learns all about the events that precipitated the ESA and started the environmental movement as we know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Where did Emma go?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600480\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-1536x908.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-2048x1211.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-696x412.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-1068x632.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-1920x1135.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astronomy-Clock-710x420.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During her time-traveling dream adventure, Emma ends up visiting Congress in 1914 and seeing the creation of the Lacey Act. Then she finds herself in 1962 New York City on the day a very important book was published. Finally, she ended up in Washington on the day the Endangered Species Act was signed into American law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Why is the Endangered Species Act so special?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Justice-and-Animal-Rights-Act-Tools-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600485\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Justice-and-Animal-Rights-Act-Tools-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Justice-and-Animal-Rights-Act-Tools-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Justice-and-Animal-Rights-Act-Tools-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Justice-and-Animal-Rights-Act-Tools-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Justice-and-Animal-Rights-Act-Tools-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Justice-and-Animal-Rights-Act-Tools-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Justice-and-Animal-Rights-Act-Tools-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast-Justice-and-Animal-Rights-Act-Tools.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of you might be asking: <em>\u201cWhy was the ESA created?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its goal was (and is) to protect endangered plants and animals and save them from extinction. Some of the first animals the ESA protected were the Humpback Whale, Black-Footed Ferret and Bald Eagle<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"401\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-1024x401.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-1536x601.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-2048x801.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-150x59.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-696x272.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-1068x418.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-1920x751.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/First-three-ESA-protected-animals-1073x420.png 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Celebrating the ESA!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When Emma wakes up, she does some more research about the ESA. Although there have been some tremendous successes, sadly, there\u2019s still a lot of work to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Earth Rangers, we know how important it is to care about the environment and all the living things in it. If you\u2019re looking for inspiration or ideas about how you can help, you can check out the Missions section of the Earth Rangers app!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"88\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-A-Message.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50049\" style=\"width:225px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>What an adventure! Did you enjoy this little dream-escape? Were you aware of the ESA before this?<br>Can you name an endangered animal from the list?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone! This is Emma. We&#8217;re posting this episode in honor of the Kids Podcast Party! A bunch of kids podcasters are doing an episode to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Check out the Nat Geo Kids Greeking Out podcast and their episode featuring all wolf stories! 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