ENVIRONMENT/ESA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “From bees to giraffes and wolves to manatees, a new report from an environmental group says Trump administration proposals would weaken the Endangered Species Act. Some of the most at-risk species include giraffes, red wolves, sea turtles, California condors and West Indian manatees…Other animals on the list include rusty patched bumble bees, hellbinders (giant salamanders), San Bernardino kangaroo rats, western yellow-billed cuckoos and Humboldt martens (small tree-dwelling mammals). According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the administration is about to finalize rules that would make it harder to protect imperiled wildlife and important habitat…Now 45 years old, the Endangered Species Act was a law that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, with votes of 92-0 in the Senate and 394-4 in the House. It was signed into law by President Richard Nixon.”
–Doyle Rice, “From bees to giraffes, 10 animal species are ‘imperiled’ by Trump administration, report says,” USA Today, December 19, 2018 5:55 pm