3 iconic animals show the value of the US Endangered Species Act – and the harm in stripping it away

The federal government is modifying interpretations of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, raising concerns about the protection of endangered animals and their habitats.
It used to be considered against the law in America to starve a member of an endangered species to death or harm it by destroying its home. That’s changing as the federal government chips away at the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Under the Trump administration’s new interpretations of the law, as long as the animal […]
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