US Proposes Roll Back Of Endangered Species Protections
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published July 20, 2018 | 10:30 AM
The US administration of President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed sweeping changes to the 45-year-old Endangered Species Act which would roll back protections for threatened animals, sparking alarm by environmentalists.
Washington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Jul, 2018 ) :The US administration of President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed sweeping changes to the 45-year-old Endangered Species Act which would roll back protections for threatened animals, sparking alarm by environmentalists.
The 1973 Federal law is considered the gold standard for global environmental protection, and is credited with saving dozens of key species from extinction, including bald eagles, manatees, humpback whales and American alligators.
One proposed change, announced by the Interior and Commerce Departments, would remove a sentence that aims to separate economic impacts from decisions about animal protection.
Other provisions would vary protections for animals on a case-by-case basis.
Meanwhile, another suggested change would remove a clause that automatically conveys the same protections to threatened species as endangered species.
"This change will not affect the protections for species currently listed as threatened, but will ensure that species listed as threatened in the future receive the protections tailored to the species' individual conservation needs," said the Fish and Wildlife Service in a statement.
Endangered species are currently defined as "in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range," while threatened species are likely to become in danger of extinction within the "foreseeable future."The proposals are now open for a 60-day public comment period, and may become law by year's end.
Environmental advocates said they vigorously oppose the proposed changes, describing them as attempts to strip a decades-long tradition.
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