Trump Signs Order to Review Endangered Status of Gray and Mexican Wolves
The order gives Interior Secretary Doug Burgum 90 days to decide whether the species have recovered enough to lose federal protections.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin stripping Endangered Species Act protections from gray wolves and the Mexican wolf, directing Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to assess recovery within 90 days.
- During a meeting with ranchers, Trump told attendees they could "shoot 'em as of today" despite federal protections remaining in place, claiming ranchers play a "vital role" in the food supply chain.
- Following the president's remarks, Rollins clarified that "Secretary Burgum has to do a project first," as the room laughed, explaining the administrative process requires formal assessment before protections change.
- Conservation groups condemned the executive order, with Kitty Block, CEO of the nonprofit Humane World for Animals, stating the move would "jeopardize decades of recovery and open the door for brutal killing."
- Recovery data shows 319 Mexican wolves lived in the wild in 2025, up from four when reintroduced in 1998, while previous delisting attempts in 2020 and 2024 faced legal challenges that restored protections.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to determine, within 90 days, whether the gray wolf and the Mexican grey wolf meet the recovery criteria established by the Endangered Species Act to withdraw their protection and authorize their lethal elimination to support and protect U.S. ranchers, the White House reported yesterday.
President Donald Trump signed an order to withdraw protection of the Mexican grey wolf in order to protect U.S. cattle
Donald Trump has signed an executive order removing the gray wolf and the Mexican wolf from the endangered species list, paving the way for farmers to shoot them to protect their livestock.
Trump: Ranchers may shoot wolves
Could you stand by while a pack of wolves tears apart your cow, your horse? How about your cat or dog? Colorado rancher Don Gittleson found his calf bleeding from bites by wolves that have repeatedly preyed on his herd. Left-wing environmentalists insist that ranchers and families stand by and watch helplessly when wolves attack. CFACT's
Trump signed an order to determine whether Mexican grey wolves meet the criteria for withdrawing protection from them as a endangered species.
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