One environmental order by the Clinton administration is likely to go
unchallenged by the Bush administration: The decision last fall by
the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service not to add any more animals or
plants to the endangered species list until at least the end of this
year. The agency said that it had to make the move because of a
budget crisis and that fighting off lawsuits by environmentalists was
contributing to the monetary shortfall. The moved infuriated
enviros, but their complaints are likely to fall on deaf ears in the
current administration. Jasper Carlton of the Biodiversity Legal
Foundation says his conservative estimate is that 6,000 species
warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, 4,500 more than
are currently on the list.

straight to the source: Christian Science Monitor, Todd Wilkinson, 16 Feb 2001
<http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/02/16/p2s2.htm>

(Bold my addition, JE)