President Donald Trump signed executive orders at a White House Rose Garden dinner expanding hunting and fishing access on public lands while rescinding Biden-era restrictions. The moves include repealing endangered species habitat protections, drawing bipartisan congressional pushback from lawmakers concerned about impacts on protected wildlife.
President Trump signed an executive order directing federal officials to review Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican wolves, a move aimed at appeasing ranchers concerned about livestock threats.
Multiple environmental organizations and Washington state tribes filed federal lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to rescind a 50-year-old definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, arguing the change will weaken wildlife protections and contradicts scientific research.
The Trump administration finalized a rule rescinding decades-old Endangered Species Act protections that previously made it illegal to destroy endangered species' habitats. The new rule requires intentional harm for violations, reversing 50 years of regulatory interpretation.
Texas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences has announced a de-extinction project to bring back the bluebuck, an African antelope species that went extinct approximately 226 years ago. The company plans to use genetic technology to resurrect the elegant species that was last seen alive around 1800.
