With Obama ’s administration string to a close after eight yr , his administration will be remembered for many things . The nature of his legacy will probably be a option ' n ' mixture of different policies and bungle , depend on where you stand on the political spectrum .
But if there ’s one mathematical group that seems to have had a happy few long time under Obama , it ’s biologists . As a will to this , scientist have make nine different animals after him , asScience Magazinepoints out . Coming in a close second in this competition is the mention conservationist Teddy Roosevelt , with seven coinage bring up after him .
Here are all the Obama - associate species :
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Beyond the realm of individual homages , the 44th president of the US has alsoprotectedmore natural habitat than any president in American history , placing about 222 million hectares ( 550 million acres ) of land under security . The previous holder of this record was , again , Teddy Roosevelt who protected 117 million hectare ( 290 million Acre ) of land .
The res publica President Obama has protect include 647,497 hectares ( 1.6 million acres ) of the Mojave Trails in California and 1,508,870 substantial kilometers ( 582,578 satisfying miles ) ofmarine reservearound the islands of Hawaii , making it the largest protect area on the planet .
On the one hand , more specie protected by the US Endangered Species Acthave recoveredduring President Barack Obama ’s administration than under George W Bush , Bill Clinton , and Ronald Reagan combined . Nevertheless , Obama hasfaced some criticismfor treating wildlife as a “ beguilement ” . He ’s derive under heat for delisting the wolf and the grizzly bear in certain states , which many argued only wound their struggling phone number even further .
" I would give Obama ’s wildlife bequest a vitamin B complex minus , " Kieran Suckling , executive manager of the Center for Biological Diversity , toldBBC News . “He has a mixed record . He has put a lot into clime change and state preservation , but never prioritized wildlife . "
