How advocates say Trump’s endangered species rules could threaten conservation

Conservation experts and environmental advocates are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s latest move to weaken the law that protects endangered species, saying that if they go into effect it could be harder to protect species in the future and mean more human activity is allowed in areas where protected species live.

The proposed rules are expected to face legal challenges that could hold them up in court, but conservation advocates said that if they go into effect it could be harder to protect species in the future and mean more human activity is allowed in areas where protected species live. That could impact species like the Monarch butterfly, which has been awaiting a decision since 2014. Under the previous rules, if the butterflies were granted a “threatened” designation, it could trigger restrictions on pesticide use, study on the impact of climate change on that population and possibly protections for habitats where the insects migrate. If the new rules go into effect, the agency would have to go through a separate rule-making process to institute those protections.

Conservation experts and advocates say the changes announced Monday would make it even more difficult to get protections for more species in the future in part because it sets a higher bar by saying scientific information has to be “reasonably certain” about what will happen to a species in the future.

Here’s the thing with trump, he doesn’t care!

Did we really expect them to care?

I don't get it! WHY? What's he trying to prove doing this? What's the purpose?

wolves are not endangered

real_farmacist If only we could make HIM extinct!

Planet is gone in a decade anyway

Some wolves do have gold eyes. Not this one. It has yellow jaundice eyes. It’s normal eye color is the evident brown you see in its pupillary muscle.

It is not messed up. It is cold and desiccated not just dehydrated. It needed ice to thaw enough to lick for water only not play or fun. All that ice on it is from old snow not recent snow. The yellow in the eye is jaundice. It is due to lack of meal and desiccated state.

OldWhiteGal1 This is all too sickening. The USA is a modern day fascist regime. It is hateful and horrid and I will not be spending my vacation money there.🇨🇦

... EXPERTS...? WHICH ONES...?

realDonaldTrump

Dear Lord! They couldn't get anywhere with Russia or with Kids in Cages, so now on to Animals? Meanwhile, millions of babies are killed before they're born. They ignore that part. Trump2020Landslide

He aim to destroy our endanger species, and our economy. Putin’s revenge!!

So sad that we protect wild animals and pets while aborting Full-Term human babies.

Our Wildlife is important for our planets survival.

Lions are stronger than wolfs, but who is in circus. Think about it

Lovely wolves☺

Conservatives are anti-conservation now?

Trump once again puts profit before betterment of the country.

“Could”

I would like to see our beloved animals kept safe.

This regime must end ASAP and then need to try to undo the damage.

Thats Just wrong

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