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Saving endangered species: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Jennifer Weeks, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
Steller sea lions in the eastern Pacific are an Endangered Species Act success story.David B. Ledig/USFWS, CC BY

The Trump administration has announced rule changes that alter how it will enforce the 1973 Endangered Species Act, which protects threatened and endangered species and their habitats. Among these changes, officials can now consider...

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