Born Free USA signed onto a letter opposing proposed changes to the regulations that implement Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. Section 7 consultation is the key check-and-balance on federal agency actions to ensure that those actions do not (1) jeopardize species’ survival and recovery and (2) destroy or degrade critical habitat. The consultation provisions of the ESA have ensured that the federal government’s activities do not harm endangered species or their habitat by mandating review by the federal wildlife agencies. Unfortunately, the Trump administration’s proposed changes would undermine the conservation of endangered and threatened species nationwide, weaken their critical habitat, delay their recovery, and ultimately make recovery of endangered animals and plants far more costly and difficult.
Born Free USA Opposes Proposed Changes to Endangered Species Act § 7 Regulations
in ESA on September 20, 2018