The Leonard Lopate Show

Underreported: Is the Endangered Species Act Endangered?

Since George W. Bush became president, 57 species have been declared endangered, usually as a result of lawsuits. That's fewer than under any president since the Endangered Species Act was signed by Nixon in 1973. Now Bush administration officials are reviewing proposed changes to the way the ESA is enforced.

On today's Underreported, we'll look at which species are threatened and which are thriving these days....and how the proposed changes to the ESA could affect the survival of endangered species. Leonard talks to Stuart Pimm, a conservation biologist and Professor of Conservation Ecology at Duke University.

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Underreported: Fish for the Future

Scientists have warned that fish in the seas could be extinct by 2048. Now a group of experts has come up with a way to prevent sea extinction, rebuild fishing stocks, and restore fishing communities. David Festa, director of the Oceans Program at Environmental Defense, tell us the details of the plan.

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A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam

Journalist Tom Bissell and his ex-Marine father, John, went to Vietnam together to retrace the elder Bissell's tour of duty there. Tom Bissell's new book is The Father of All Things.

Events:Tom Bissell will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, March 29 at 7 pm
192 Books
192 Tenth Avenue at 21st Street
The event is free, but reservations are suggested. Call 212-255-4022.

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Killer of Sheep

Charles Burnett's 1977 independent film, Killer of Sheep, captured the look and feel of LA's Watts district. Now, 30 years after it was made, it's finally being given a theatrical release. It opens this Friday at the IFC Center. Leonard talks to Henry Sanders, who starred in Killer of Sheep, UCLA archivist Ross Lipman, who restored the film; Dennis Doros, vice president of Milestone Films; and Danny Glover.

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A Makeover for NYC Yellow Cabs

Yellow cabs are a New York City icon. But some designers and urban planners say they are badly in need a makeover. The Taxi 07 exhibit at the New York International Auto Show tells us what the yellow cabs of the future might look like. Deborah Marton is executive director of the Design Trust for Public Space; Davin Stowell of Smart Design leads a team of designers trying to make the taxi's design more intuitive; and Andrew Salkin is First Deputy Commissioner of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Slideshow: Taxi Exhibit

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