Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves
President Trump has signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to evaluate the de-listing of gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act. The order gives officials three months to determine if populations have recovered sufficiently to allow for management and potential culling.
Why it matters
The move represents a significant potential shift in federal conservation policy, balancing wildlife protection against the interests of ranchers and state-level management.
Trump at a White House event in support of farmers and ranchers on Friday. Trump at a White House event in support of farmers and ranchers on Friday. Trump administration Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species list
Prefer the Guardian on Google Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act and to contemplate whether the agency could make it easier to authorize killing them.
The order gives interior secretary Doug Burgum three months to determine whether gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves have recovered enough for the federal government to de-list them.
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