# Trump administration allows inadvertent killing of endangered species

https://mins.news/en/item/63290

- ABC News, 2026-09-17 21:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/trump-administration-allows-inadvertent-killing-endangered-species-136540887

> Under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, unintentionally killing endangered animals during forest logging or dam construction would no longer be considered illegal.

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