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The Endangered Species Act of 1973: Combining Law and Science for Species Conservation

The talk will be a brief introduction into the U.S. Endangered Species Act with a focus on how scientific research is applied to law. Specifically, topic will explain how scientific research alone does not determine whether a species is endangered, and how policy and politics affect species conservation, often in contradiction with scientific conclusions.

In 2015 Samuel Finch graduated from the University of Idaho with a law degree and a masters degree in environmental science.
Samuel Finch has worked as a legal intern for the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho State, as a legal intern for small non-profit environmental law firm, and as a researcher assistant in conservation law. His environmental science research focused on using remote sensing techniques to estimate plant biophysical properties in agricultural settings, as well as critiques of the scientific justifications used in industrial agriculture research. Prior to his masters research he worked for the U.S. Department of Energy as an intern, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a field technician, and the Idaho Air National Guard as a biological technician.