Trump Administration Cutting More Endangered Species Protections: Report
The memo says accidental harm to endangered wildlife is not illegal unless animals are purposely targeted, narrowing permit requirements for commercial activity.
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Nature and species protection is a thorn in the mind of the Trump administration. Minister of the Interior Burgum believes that it has been used "as a weapon" against the US economy for far too long. Now the government seems to want to intensify its campaign against the law on species protection.
US President Donald Trump's administration has decided that the unintentional killing of protected wildlife will no longer be considered illegal, a decision that has drawn sharp criticism as it fundamentally weakens protections for endangered species.
Getty Images via AFP Donald Trump's administration has reduced the scope of protections for endangered species, believing that the accidental death of protected animals will no longer be considered illegal, according to an official note whose authenticity was confirmed on Thursday at the AFP. Released by the NGO Center for Biological Diversity, the note dated September 14 redefines the notion of "take" ("take"), a legal term that overlaps the pu…
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