Bird Species at New Risk if Endangered Species Act is Changed


(Undated)  --  Bird enthusiasts and conservation groups say the Trump administration's plans to change the Endangered Species Act would make it more difficult to recover threatened or endangered birds. The proposal, announced last week by the Interior and Commerce departments, would end the practice of extending similar protections to species regardless of whether they are listed as 'endangered' or 'threatened.' Steve Holmer with the American Bird Conservancy says those distinctions matter, especially in the case of the piping plover, which is considered endangered around the Great Lakes and threatened in other areas of the country.  Interior Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt described the proposal as an effort to fulfill President Donald Trump’s executive order to scale back government regulation. Holmer says he'll make his concerns known during the 60-day public comment period through the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service and another government website.

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