Endangered Species Protections Weakened
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- The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
- MATTHEW BROWN Associated PressABC News (US)
- Matthew BrownToronto Star
- Maya YangThe Guardian
- Nathan RennoldsEuronews
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Endangered Species Protections Weakened. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/14883
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“Felling a tree is not a take of the bats roosting in it unless the tree is felled for the purpose of killing or capturing them,” Nesvik wrote, adding that the bats would only be impacted “indirectly and accidentally.”
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“Under the guidance, the ESA’s prohibition on ‘take’ continues to prohibit conduct including harassing, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, capturing or collecting protected wildlife,” Interior Department officials said.
A directive sent to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees this week says imperiled animals or plants must be intentionally targeted for their killing to be considered illegal.
“This cuts against the entire history of the Endangered Species Act,” said Dan Ashe, who led the Fish and Wildlife Service under former President Barack Obama.
“It just creates a huge loophole,” added Ashe, who is now president of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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How it changed
- 17 Sep
“Under the guidance, the ESA’s prohibition on ‘take’ continues to prohibit conduct including harassing, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, capturing or collecting protected wildlife,” Interior Department officials said.
- 18 Sep
"Felling a tree is not a take of the bats roosting in it unless the tree is felled for the purpose of killing or capturing them".
Coverage 6 articles
18 Sep Trump opens loophole allowing companies to kill endangered animals
The Independent
18 Sep Trump administration moves to cut protections for endangered species
Euronews
17 Sep Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species
The Guardian
17 Sep Trump administration allows inadvertent killing of endangered species
Toronto Star
17 Sep Trump administration allows inadvertent killing of endangered species
ABC News (US)17 Sep Trump administration moves to gut a core endangered species protection
The Straits Times
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