Big Picture: Help for America's Endangered Species

Today we are sharing a lightbox of endangered and threatened animals found in the United States. Last week, the Biden administration proposed new rules that would make protecting wildlife from climate disruptions and other threats easier. The rules would make it harder to remove a species from the endangered list, restore protections for threatened species and eliminate a Trump-era policy that would have allowed regulators to factor in economic assessments when deciding whether a species warrants protection.
The proposed rules reversed Trump's policies, which weakened the Endangered Species Act. The Biden administration has said that it is committed to protecting wildlife and that these new provisions will help to ensure that the Endangered Species Act is effective in the face of climate change and other threats. The proposals are still in the early stages, and it is unclear when they will be finalized. However, they represent a significant step forward in the Biden administration's efforts to protect wildlife.

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