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Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries have proposed regulatory revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agencies have released a plan to improve and strengthen the implementation of the ESA and will initiate a rulemaking in the coming months to revise, rescind, or reinstate the five ESA regulations finalized by the Trump administration.


Statement by Jamie Rappaport Clark, Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife:

"Endangered and threatened species scored a big win today as the Biden administration stepped up to protect vital habitat. Thank you to the Biden administration for its commitment to saving biodiversity and addressing the impacts of climate change on our public lands and imperiled species. With 1 million species threatened with extinction in the coming decades, this is a welcome decision for our nation’s wildlife.”

 

 

For nearly 80 years, Defenders of Wildlife has worked to protect and restore America’s wildlife at risk of extinction, advancing a vision of a future in which wildlife thrives, sustained by broad public support and a resilient network of healthy lands and waters. With a network of more than 2 million supporters, Defenders is an advocate for innovative solutions to safeguard wildlife for generations to come. To learn more, please visit https://defenders.org/newsroom or follow us on Instagram @defendersofwildlife.  

 

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