# Trump administration moves to cut protections for endangered species

https://mins.news/en/item/63831

- euronews, 2026-09-18 07:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/trump-administration-moves-to-cut-protections-for-endangered-species

> The Trump administration is moving to reduce protections for endangered species. Brett Hartl of the Center for Biological Diversity said the proposal “stabs at the very heart” of the Endangered Species Act by allowing federal approval for killing some of America’s most beloved wildlife.

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