25 species, including Pacific walrus, denied endangered protection by Trump administration
Source: USA Today
From walruses to turtles and woodpeckers to toads, the Trump administration Wednesday declined to list 25 species as endangered, noting that extra protection is not warranted at this time.
Of particular concern to environmental groups is the Pacific walrus, which had been considered a candidate for the list due to the dramatic loss of its Arctic sea ice habitat.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which determines which species can be classified as endangered, reported that it can't say with certainty that the Pacific walrus is likely to become endangered, despite an extensive loss of Arctic Sea ice due to global warming.
This is a truly dark day for Americas imperiled wildlife, said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. You couldnt ask for a clearer sign that the Trump administration puts corporate profits ahead of protecting endangered species.
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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2017/10/04/trump-administration-denies-endangered-species-protection-pacific-walrus-and-two-dozen-oth-25-specie/732704001/
sakabatou
(42,174 posts)let his kids hunt them.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)He needs to be gotten out of office before he destroys the world, its creatures, its environment, and us.
YOHABLO
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(4,940 posts)If no one tries, we all die.
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Solly Mack
(90,780 posts)Assholes.
byronius
(7,400 posts)Sauron didn't water the flowers, amirite?
Good lord do we need a cultural awakening. Holy #$%$#%.
moda253
(615 posts)"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not."
pansypoo53219
(20,993 posts)Bingo! They worship the holy dollar and cannot see beyond their own noses.
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)More bribe money into the Dotard's till.