ENDANGERED SPECIES COALITION
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The Trump Administration Just Launched Its Most Devastating Attack Yet on the Endangered Species Act
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Hi Tara,
The Trump administration has officially proposed sweeping new rules that would fundamentally weaken the Endangered Species Act, our nation’s most effective wildlife protection law.
If these rules move forward, they will make it harder to protect species on the brink of extinction, easier to erase existing protections, and nearly impossible to safeguard the habitats, plants, and animals need to survive.
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STOP TRUMP'S EXTINCTION PLAN
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Species like monarch butterflies, organ pipe cactus, manatees, red wolves, lesser long-nosed bats, and hundreds more could be pushed even closer to disappearing forever.
This is one of the most dangerous attacks on wildlife we have ever seen.
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Here’s what’s at stake. The proposed rules would:
• Allow decisions about protecting a species to be influenced by uncertain economic impacts instead of relying on scientific evidence.
• Obstruct protections for species newly threatened by climate change and habitat destruction.
• Make it easier to delist imperiled wildlife before recovery is complete.
• Eliminate automatic protections for threatened species.
• Strip away critical habitat protections.
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These rollbacks don’t just weaken the ESA — they undermine the very idea that science should guide decisions about wildlife survival.
And the timing could not be more dangerous. This comes alongside Trump administration efforts to weaken habitat protections, dismantle the Roadless Rule, roll back the Public Lands Rule, and even convene a hand-picked committee of political appointees to decide which species live or die.
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Protecting wildlife, together,
Your friends at the Endangered Species Coalition
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We’re building a national defense this year-end to protect the Endangered Species Act and the iconic species it saves. Your gift will power the movement to defend wolves, grizzlies, pollinators, and other at-risk species from extinction.
Together, we can protect their habitats, confront climate change, and keep our natural heritage alive. Together, we are stronger!
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