Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife just gutted Endangered Species Act protections -- fight back for wildlife!
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects hundreds of animal species listed as threatened and without it, animals like the piping plover and the northern spotted owl and gray wolf could go extinct. It is one of the most effective environmental policies in American history with 99 percent of species listed recovering in their designated timeline.
However, the Department of the Interior has just announced plans to make significant cuts to vital wildlife protections under the Endangered Species Act.
These changes will strip vital protections from threatened species, allow major destruction of critical habitat and remove agencies’ accountability to protect wildlife. They even release agencies from addressing climate change in management -- a completely irresponsible move considering the dire mass extinction projections in a UN climate report earlier this year.
The ESA is a wild success. Take action now to save the Endangered Species Act!
