It's now permissible to kill endangered animals in the U.S. so long as the activity’s purpose is something else.
“Unless you’re wearing a shirt that says, ‘I’m here to draw the blood of endangered species,’ you’re basically off the hook.”
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Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species • Washington State Standard
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. Individua...