Endangered Species Conservation Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Endangered Species Conservation Act - Provides that for purposes of this Act a species or subspecies of fish or wildlife shall be regarded as an endangered species whenever, in his discretion, the Secretary of the Interior determines, based on the best scientific and commercial data available to him and after appropriate consultation, that the continued existence of such species or subspecies of fish or wildlife, in the judgment of the Secretary, is either presently threatened with extinction or will likely within the foreseeable future become threatened with extinction, throughout all or a significant portion of its range, due to specified factors, including the destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment or the threatened destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment of its habitat. Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a list of such endangered species. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with the States for the administration and management of any area established for the conservation, protection, restoration, and propagation of endangered species. Provides that, in carrying out the program authorized by this Act, the Se…