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Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878, greta@westernwatersheds.org
Regan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center (914)763-2373, regan@nywolf.org
Leia Barnett, WildEarth Guardians, (970) 406-2125, Lbarnett@wildearthgaurdians.org
Michelle Lute, PhD, Wildlife for All, (505) 552-2501, michelle@wildlifeforall.us
Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017; michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org
Claire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, (928) 202-1325, claire@gcwolfrecovery.org
Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, (602) 999-5790, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org
Trump Issues Executive Order in Effort to Strip Protections from Mexican Gray Wolves
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump today signed an executive order directing the Secretary of the Interior to consider removing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves, as well as provide recommendations for legislative efforts to do the same. It goes further and encourages the federal agencies to meddle with states’ protected species laws to remove protections, and directs the agencies to weaken evidentiary standards related to livestock depredation.
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Mexican Gray Wolf