The Trump administration proposed significant changes to the Endangered Species Act, restricting protections for wildlife by limiting the definition of harm to direct killings or collections only. This new interpretation could allow harmful activities, such as grazing and development, that indirectly affect endangered species habitats. Environmental advocates are alarmed, condemning these changes as detrimental to decades of conservation efforts. The Center for Biological Diversity emphasized the threat to various species and vowed to challenge the rollback in court as it undermines critical protections established over the last 40 years.
The Trump administration's rollback of protections under the Endangered Species Act has raised alarm among wildlife advocates, prompting vows to fight the changes in court.
The interpretation alteration means only direct harm to species is actionable, disregarding the impacts of habitat destruction from activities like grazing and development.
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