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Trump Admin Proposes Redefining 'Harm' To Endangered Animals

The Trump administration aims to remove degradation of habitat from its definition of "harm" to endangered species, proposing Wednesday a rule change that would open the door to human activity in ecologically sensitive environments.

International Business Times

Trump plan leaves protected species a risk, environmentalists warn

At issue is a longstanding definition of ‘harm’

The Independent UK

Trump orders likely to drive species’ extinction, wildlife advocates warn

In addition to layoffs and hiring freezes, a ‘God squad’ can effectively veto ESA protections for endangered species

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21 species removed from US Endangered Species Act after going extinct

Wildlife advocacy groups stress ‘permanent’ consequences of failing to address biodiversity and climate

The Guardian - US

After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril

Fifty years after the U.S. Endangered Species Act took effect, officials say 99% of the animals and plants it protects have survived

The Independent UK

On the Texas-Mexico border, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives an owl protected status, seeks to declare two mussel species endangered

Wildlife groups have long lobbied for increased protection for the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl. The agency says the mussels species are threatened by reduced flow and poor water quality in the Rio Grande.

The Texas Tribune

The government wants to protect the habitat of a rare snake that lays 5-inch-long eggs

Louisiana pinesnakes can grow up to 5 feet long, and they spend half their time underground.

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US: Protect Louisiana, Texas land for rare burrowing snake

The U.S. government says four areas in Louisiana and two in Texas should be protected as critical habitat for a rare snake that eats small gophers and takes over their burrows

The Independent UK

Nicholas Goldberg: Why make the grizzly bear California's state animal — after they're all gone?

For thousands of years, grizzly bears roamed California, from the far north to what is now the Mexican border.

Los Angeles Times

Extinction threat may be greater than previously thought, new global study finds

The global extinction crisis underway may be more intense than previously thought as humans continue to tear up land, overuse certain resources and heat up the planet, new research led by the University of Minnesota indicates.

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