Latest Trump proposal on endangered species could limit future habitat, critics say
When species are endangered, the Endangered Species Act requires the government to set aside habitat deemed critical for its recovery. But environmental groups say the new definition being proposed by the Fish and Wildlife Service will allow the agency to block setting aside any land that isn’t currently habitat but might be needed in the future, particularly as the climate changes.
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