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Center for Biological Diversity Sues Trump Over Grand Canyon Grazing

5/12/2026

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The Center for Biological Diversity sued U.S. President Donald Trump over a 24 million-acre cattle-grazing plan, with a 60-day deadline.
The plan would let cattle graze on parts of Grand Canyon National Park and monuments, prompting warnings of faster extinction for wolves, grizzlies and salmon.
Grazing has already harmed half of endangered-species streams and riparian zones, killing thousands of predators annually and raising rancher conflict with bears and wolves.

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The Center for Biological Diversity sued U.S. President Donald Trump over a 24 million-acre cattle-grazing plan, with a 60-day deadline.
The plan would let cattle graze on parts of Grand Canyon National Park and monuments, prompting warnings of faster extinction for wolves, grizzlies and salmon.
Grazing has already harmed half of endangered-species streams and riparian zones, killing thousands of predators annually and raising rancher conflict with bears and wolves.