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Science 24 January 1997:
Vol. 275. no. 5299, pp. 499 - 500
DOI: 10.1126/science.275.5299.499
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Perspectives

H. Ronald Pulliam, Bruce Babbitt

A report by Dobson et al. (p. 550) in this week's issue of Science brings together data from many sources on the distribution of endemic plants and animals in the United States and identifies three "hot spots" that contain a particularly high number of endangered species. Hawaii, California, and Florida contain concentrations of endangered organisms. In their Perspective, Pulliam and Interior Secretary Babbitt describe how these data can be profitably used in improving the fate of endangered species and making policy decisions.

H. R. Pulliam is on leave of absence from the University of Georgia and currently serves as Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240, USA. B. Babbitt is the Secretary of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240, USA. Correspondence should be addressed to H. R. Pulliam at the Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.

Also see the archival list of Enhanced Perspectives

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