Trump Orders End to Gray Wolf Protections, Letting Ranchers and Hunters Kill Predators
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 4
Trump Orders End to Gray Wolf Protections, Letting Ranchers and Hunters Kill Predators
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 4
Summary
Friday's order directs the Interior Department to start removing gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protections, reopening a long-running fight over federal safeguards.
Ranchers drove the move, arguing wolves threaten cattle and other herds and impose costs on their operations.
If the protections are lifted, ranchers and hunters would again be allowed to kill gray wolves under looser rules.
The order again places the administration against conservationists, who have fought to keep federal protections for the species.