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1930's interrupted the public's concern that did not revive until the mid- 1950's (McEvoy 1973). The federal government acknowledged a national responsibility to save endangered native species of wildlife by enacting the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. This act authorized the acquisition of endangered species habitat for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System, required the preparation of an official list of endangered species, and required the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Defense to protect species of fish and wildlife that were threatened with extinction and the habitat of these species to the extent consistent with the primary purposes of those departments. The 1966 act was amended and broadened the scope of the federal government as the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969. The 1969 act expanded the Secretary of Interior's authority for endangered species habitat acquisition, redefined fish and wildlife to include all groups of animals, and authorized publication of a list of species and subspecies of fish and wildlife threatened with worldwide extinction and prohibited importation of these animals into the United States. During 1969, the National Environmental Policy Act also became law and regulations to implement this act were published by the Council of Environmental Quality. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, provided even more protection for rare native organisms. Section 7 of this act was particularly significant because it stated that all federal agencies shall "... insure that actions authorized, funded, or carried out by them do not jeopardize the continued existence of such endangered species and threatened species or result in the destruction or 8