Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species

By: Alex Brown

Outlets: Stateline

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 1,214

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public.

Individuals and industries may kill endangered animals in the course of logging projects, developments and other activities, it said — so long as the activity’s purpose isn’t killing species.

The memo issued by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik is the …

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