1. Jeff Jacoby supports his argument that the Endangered Species Act is ineffective by pointing out that species have been saved through governmental and private actions not governed by the regulation. However, Robert Kahn argues that those actions would never have taken place without the Endangered Species Act. In your opinion, would conservation efforts be made without the pressure that governmental regulation creates? Explain your answer.

2. John Terborgh and Michael Soule argue for the establishment of reserve networks even though one component of them— wildlife corridors—are as yet untested. Don Loucks questions the science behind reserve networks and claims that such megareserves would harm people without any guarantee of improved biodiversity. Do you think conservation plans of such magnitude should be attempted without proof that they will succeed? In your opinion, can science ever provide the kind of guarantees that Loucks demands? Explain your...