E&E

Feds overturn Trump-era endangered species ‘habitat’ definition

Now, critical habitat can include areas where a protected species doesn’t live but could find hospitable. The Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries today rescinded a Trump-era definition of ...
Agri-Pulse

Wildlife agencies float definition of 'habitat' in ESA

The Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service are proposing to define “habitat” in the Endangered Species Act for the first time, in response to a 2018 Supreme Court decision. As ...
The New York Times

Biden Administration Tosses Trump Definition of ‘Habitat’ for Endangered Species

The Trump administration’s definition was at odds with the conservation purposes of the Endangered Species Act, wildlife officials said. By Catrin Einhorn The Biden administration is throwing out the ...
Mongabay

As Thailand’s fishing cats face habitat loss & conflict, experts seek resolution

Fishing cats have lost vast swathes of their former range in Thailand, where decades of wetland conversion to fish farms, shrimp ponds and plantations have decimated their numbers. With habitats ...