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She's still trying to rent that room out.

“What sorcery is this?”

This rule change will make destroying endangered species habitat no longer illegal under ESA regulations. As you can imagine, that will be catastrophic for countless species and their habitats, including many of our local herp species. The government is accepting public comments on this move until May 19th. If you love our wildlife and our wild places, I highly recommend submitting a comment urging US Fish and Wildlife to oppose the rescinding of this measure. You can learn how to do that here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/17/2025-06746/rescinding-the-definition-of-harm-under-the-endangered-species-act

We only have a few days left, reblogging for those who haven't seen/commented yet

Also someone commented they think this is just a change in the wording- that's incorrect. This would make the habitats of endangered species no longer protected, only doing direct harm to the animals themselves. This means they will not have habitats to have babies at. They will not have homes to return to when they migrate. They will not have the specialized foods they need to eat to stay alive. This is the same as demolishing your house, neighborhood, store you buy food at, and hospital your family would go to when delivering a baby. But hey, we didn't directly assault you, so you'll be okay, right? (Not sure what is going on with links going dead. I can't get either the new or old SaveTheESA link to work.)