Trump administration takes aim at endangered species, again

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A new internal memo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service targets the Endangered Species Act — by reconsidering the word “take.”⁠
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“Take” has long referred to both the intentional and accidental injury or killing of an endangered species. The memo suggests the government would do away with the accidental element. In a statement to NPR, the U.S. Department of the Interior wrote, “‘take’ continue…

A new internal memo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service targets the Endangered Species Act — by reconsidering the word “take.”⁠
⁠
“Take” has long referred to both the intentional and accidental injury or killing of an endangered species. The memo suggests the government would do away with the accidental element. In a statement to NPR, the U.S. Department of the Interior wrote, “‘take’ continue…

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