The Biden administration restored protections to threatened species in the U.S. on March 29 \u2014 protections that had previously been rolled back in 2019 by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) finalized three rules to protect threatened species and their habitats, the Department of Interior announced.<\/p>\n
The rules fall under the Endangered Species Act, which has been aimed at protecting and restoring populations of threatened and endangered species since 1973. As Reuters reported, the act is often considered why populations of vulnerable species, like bald eagles and California condors, have not gone extinct.<\/p>\n
One of the rules ensures that listing and delisting decisions or deciding on critical habitats will be based on science, rather than the costs to industries.<\/p>\n
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