Trump administration eliminates protections for endangered species
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- #Trump Administration
- #Endangered Species Act
- #Environmental Policy
- Trump administration proposes rolling back protections for endangered and threatened species.
- Changes include eliminating automatic protections for threatened species, requiring species-specific rules instead.
- Critics argue the changes could delay conservation efforts and harm species like the monarch butterfly and Florida manatee.
- Proposals aim to ease economic growth by reducing regulatory burdens on industries like oil, gas, and mining.
- Environmentalists warn the changes could ignore climate change impacts on species like the Yarrow's spiny lizard.
- The Endangered Species Act has saved 99% of listed species, including bald eagles and whooping cranes.
- Federal spending on endangered species heavily favors salmon and steelhead trout recovery.
- Global conservation report highlights threats to arctic seals and bird species but notes recovery of green sea turtles.