Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species
The Bowhead baleen whale can live to the age of 200 years old and lives in family pods. Photograph: CoreyFord/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenThe Bowhead baleen whale can live to the age of 200 years old and lives in family pods. The final rule restores that interpretation while maintaining the ESA’s core protections for listed species.”The memo has drawn swift backlash from environmental advocacy organizations.
- ▪The Bowhead baleen whale can live to the age of 200 years old and lives in family pods.
- ▪Photograph: CoreyFord/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenThe Bowhead baleen whale can live to the age of 200 years old and lives in family pods.
- ▪The final rule restores that interpretation while maintaining the ESA’s core protections for listed species.”The memo has drawn swift backlash from environmental advocacy organizations.
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- ▪ Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection — NYT — Science
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The Bowhead baleen whale can live to the age of 200 years old and lives in family pods. Photograph: CoreyFord/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenThe Bowhead baleen whale can live to the age of 200 years old and lives in family pods. Photograph: CoreyFord/Getty Images/iStockphotoTrump administrationTrump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered speciesFish and Wildlife Service memo calls for change in what it means to ‘take’ an endangered speciesMaya YangThu 17 Sep 2026 17.28 EDTLast modified on Thu 17 Sep 2026 17.29 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleMore than 1,600 critically imperiled species protected under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) face losing further federal protections following a new reinterpretation of the 1973 law by the Donald Trump…
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