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Biden Administration Reinstates Endangered Species Protections

The move reverses Trump-era rollbacks, aiming to safeguard threatened plants and animals.

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A wolf stands inside its enclosure at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) in Divide, Colorado on March 28, 2023. - CWWCs 35 acre property is home to 18 wolves, and offers daily tours. In 2020, Colorado voters passed Proposition 114, which required Colorado Parks and Wildlife to reintroduce gray wolves to designated lands on the western side of the Continental Divide no later than December 31, 2023. Wolves that have wandered into Colorado from the neighboring state of Wyoming have put ranchers on edge that their livestock may become prey, as well as presented challenges to the outcome of the reintroduction program. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Biden administration has restored regulations to protect imperiled species, reversing changes made under former President Donald Trump.
  • Blanket protections for newly classified threatened species have been reinstated, simplifying conservation efforts.
  • Economic impacts will no longer be considered in the protection status decisions for species, emphasizing science over economic considerations.
  • The new rules facilitate the designation of critical habitats for species' survival, even in areas where they are currently absent.
  • Environmentalists and wildlife advocates welcome the restoration but express concerns over some Trump-era changes that remain intact.