摘要一般而言,对濒危物种实施法律保护是世界各国生物多样性保护法律的核心.从世界范围看,美国的濒危物种保护法律制度是极有特色和卓有成效的,其立法规定和司法实践较为完善和成熟.对其进行研究对我国的濒危物种保护立法有较大的借鉴意义.鉴于此,本文对美国濒危物种保护制度的核心--联邦《濒危物种法》（the Endange red Species Act）的主要内容进行研究,以期为我国的物种保护法制建设服务.
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