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September 4, 2026
Trump Signs Executive Order to Review Gray Wolf Protections
- Trump's executive order directs the Interior Department to assess the status of gray wolves and Mexican wolves for potential removal from the Endangered Species Act.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has 90 days to evaluate whether these populations have recovered sufficiently.
- Environmental groups warn that the order threatens decades of recovery efforts and could allow ranchers to kill wolves to protect livestock.
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- Trump moves to allow ranchers and hunters to kill gray wolvesSep 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM · Washington Post
- Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolvesSep 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM · The Guardian
- Trump signs order to remove endangered species status for grey wolvesSep 5, 2026 at 9:12 AM · BBC
- Trump's signs order allowing ranchers to kill wolves to protect herdsSep 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM · The Hill