Index - L

Lacey Act, 103, 163

Lake Erie watersnake
     endangered, 112
     historic range on western Basin Lake Erie islands, 113f
     threats to, 113t

Lakes
     Aral Sea, 89
     lake acres/river miles under advisory, 1993-2002, 88 (f5.6)
     lakes under advisory for various pollutants, trends in number of, 1993-2002, 86f

Lambert, Thomas, 20, 23

Land, 131
     See also Critical habitat; Federal lands

Land management, U.S., 23

Landowners
     bighorn sheep and, 127
     Endangered Species Act and, 20, 23
     Habitat Conservation Plans and, 15-16

Larsen B ice shelf
     collapse of, 47
     photograph of retreat of, 50f

Larvae, butterfly, 145

Laws, 103-104
     See also Legislation and international treaties

Leather trade, 153-154

Leatherback turtles, 111f

Legislation and international treaties
     Animal Welfare Act, 159
     Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, 162
     Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940, 142
     Clean Water Act, 132
     Convention on International Trade in
     Endangered Species, 11, 34, 36-37, 164-165
     Criminal Fines Improvement Act, 163
     Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969, 11
     Endangered Species Preservation Act, 1966, 11
     Everglades Forever Act, 78
     Executive Order 13112 on Invasive Species, 8
     Helsinki Declaration, 43
     International Dolphin Conservation Act, 102
     Kyoto Protocol, 52
     Lacey Act, 103, 163
     Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, 90, 103
     Marine Mammal Protection Act, 101, 102, 103-104
     Migratory Bird Conservation Act, 131
     Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, 42
     National Invasive Species Act of 1996, 90
     Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, 90
     North American Free Trade Agreement, 163
     oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge bills, 28
     Rhino and Tiger Labeling Law, 159
     Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, 159
     trade policies and agreements, 163-164
     Water Resources Development Act of 2000, 78
     Wild Bird Conservation Act, 155
     Wilderness Act, 26
     World Trade Organization agreements, 163-164
     See also Endangered Species Act

Liming, 155

Little Tennessee River, 99-100

Living organisms, 1

Lizards
     reptile trade, 155
     Texas horned lizard, 114 (f6.7)
     threatened or endangered, 112-114

Logging
     habitat destruction from, 7
     NAFTA and, 163
     within National Forests, 25
     northern spotted owl and, 4
     primates and, 127
     rainforest deforestation, 70, 71
     spotted owls habitat loss from, 137
     in Tongass National Forest, 73
     U.S. endangered forests and, 72
     woodpeckers threatened by, 136

Long-leaf pine ecosystem
     at-risk species living in longleaf pine or wiregrass habitats in southern coastal plain, 66t-67t
     endangered species in, 62, 64

Long-line fishing, 90, 131

Loon, yellow-billed, 132

Los Angeles (CA)
     distribution of six endangered plant species in mountains surrounding Los Angeles Basin, 68f
     endangered plants in mountains surrounding, 67-68

Lost River sucker, 97

Louisiana, 154