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Environmentalists Threaten Legal Action Over Trump’s Conservation Cuts

3/7/2025

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Environmentalists are rallying against the Trump administration's funding freeze for essential conservation efforts, particularly anti-poaching patrols vital for protecting endangered species like elephants and rhinos. The Center for Biological Diversity is prepared to take legal action, emphasizing that these cuts jeopardize global wildlife protection and violate the Endangered Species Act.

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Environmentalists are rallying against the Trump administration's funding freeze for essential conservation efforts, particularly anti-poaching patrols vital for protecting endangered species like elephants and rhinos. The Center for Biological Diversity is prepared to take legal action, emphasizing that these cuts jeopardize global wildlife protection and violate the Endangered Species Act.