On Thursday, October 5, 2017, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) announced 12-month not warranted findings on petitions to list 25 species as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). It is likely that the Service’s not warranted findings represent the Trump administration’s departure from the previous administration’s 90-day determinations wherein the Service found that the petitions contain substantial information that listing may be warranted. For over half of the 25 species, the not warranted findings satisfy the terms of various ...
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