Extremely important to the conservation of biodiversity, the lands controlled by this 1964 legislation had very limited direct impact from humans. Further, the land forms the core habitat for more than 40% of the endangered or threatened species in the United States. What was this 1964 legislation?

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Lucian Sandoval

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22 October, 03:15

Extremely important to the conservation of biodiversity, the lands controlled by this 1964 legislation had very limited direct impact from humans. Further, the land forms the core habitat for more than 40% of the endangered or threatened species in the United States. What was this 1964 legislation?

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Kenna Foster · Answer 1

The wilderness act of 1964.

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In this act, written by Howard Zahniser of the Wilderness Society, it was created a legal definition of wilderness (" ... the earth and the community of life are untramelled by man, ...), and protected 9.1 million acres of land. These areas can have no comercial activity and any motorized travel, such as cars, motorcycles, etc., and applies to portions of lands in national forests, parks, and other public lands.