The #Trump admin's announcement answers calls for revisions to the #EndangeredSpecies Act from #Republicans in #Congress & industries including #oil & #gas, #mining & #agriculture. Critics argue the landmark 1973 #EnvironmentalLaw has been wielded too broadly….
But environmentalists warned the changes could cause yearslong delays in efforts to save species such as the #monarch butterfly, Florida #manatee, California #SpottedOwl & North American #wolverine.
"We would have to wait until these poor #animals are almost #extinct before we can start protecting them. That's absurd & heartbreaking," said Stephanie Kurose with the Center for Biological Diversity.
Scientists & government agencies say extinctions are accelerating globally because of #habitat loss & other pressures.
#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateCrisis #ColonyCollapse #habitats #EndangeredSpecies #wildlife #conservation