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Trump signs order to advance removal of gray wolf protections

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Donald Trump gave Interior Secretary Doug Burgum 90 days to determine whether gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves should lose federal protections.
  • The administration says the move supports ranchers who report wolf attacks on livestock, while conservation groups criticized the order.
  • Advocates said only 317 Mexican gray wolves remain in the wild and warned that weakening federal protections could threaten recovery efforts.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to determine within 90 days whether gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves should be removed from protections under the Endangered Species Act.

The order forms part of the administration’s efforts to support ranchers who report wolf attacks on livestock. Trump took a similar step during his first term, ordering gray wolves removed from the federal endangered-species list. A court later overturned that decision.

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· Greta AndersonShe compared the livestock impact of wolves with the effects of recent trade agreements and changing weather conditions affecting western ranchers.

Conservation organizations criticized the new order. Greta Anderson, deputy director of Western Watersheds Project, said the impact of wolves on the livestock industry “pales” beside the effects of recent trade agreements promoted by Trump and the challenges facing ranchers in the western United States because of changing weather conditions.

Wolf advocates said ranchers can receive compensation through state and federal programs for losses caused by predation. State wildlife departments also fund measures to reduce conflicts, including removing dead animals and monitoring herds during grazing, which can help limit habituation.

The problem is not the Mexican wolves, but the administration’s approach to resolving the supposed conflicts.

· Regan DowneyShe criticized the administration’s proposed approach to wolf and livestock conflicts.

The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project says only 317 Mexican gray wolves remain in the wild. The population faces serious genetic challenges, and supporters warn that weakening federal protections could put decades of recovery work at risk.

“The problem is not the Mexican wolves, but the administration’s approach to resolving the supposed conflicts,” said Regan Downey, director of education and advocacy at the Wolf Conservation Center. “If the administration really wanted to support ranchers, it would prioritize increased funding for nonlethal initiatives to create lasting solutions.”

If the administration really wanted to support ranchers, it would prioritize increased funding for nonlethal initiatives to create lasting solutions.

· Regan DowneyShe argued that nonlethal measures would provide a more durable way to help ranchers.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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