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Trump looks to add economic considerations into rules protecting threatened species

Jul 20, 2018
This week, the U.S. Department of Interior released proposed rule changes for the Endangered Species Act. It’s the 45-year-old act credited with reviving populations of bald eagles, gray wolves, lynxes and roughly 1,600 plants and animals at risk of extinction. Right now, the process used to protect species under the act requires only a scientific […]
The grey wolf is protected in the United States under the Endangered Species Act.