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Related Programs:&nbsp;Related Programs:&nbsp;This week, the and the were denied protections under the Endangered Species Act, even though both animals qualify. In a in the Federal Register regarding the northern spotted owl, the agency cited a lack of money and resources, as well as a backlog of hundreds of species that potentially warrant protection. Noah Greenwald, who directs the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity's endangered species program, says a lack of funding is indeed a problem. "It's far below what's needed," he said. "So for listing [species], Fish and Wildlife Service's budget in recent years has fluctuated around roughly $20 million, which in federal government terms is just pittance, really." But Greenwald also points to politics. He says the Trump administration has protected 25 species over the last four years, compared to the 360 species protected during President Obama's eight years, while funding has remained fairly stable. Also this week, the Trump administration adopted a rule that under the Endangered Species Act. That follows a 2019 allowing officials to consider the economic impacts of saving a plant or animal. This story was produced by the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration between Wyoming Public Media, Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, KUNR in Nevada, the O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in Montana, KUNC in Colorado, KUNM in New Mexico, with support from affiliate stations across the region. Funding for the Mountain West News Bureau is provided in part by the . Tags:&nbsp;The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed protections Thursday for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act in the lower 48 states.ListenListening...Environmental groups have issued an the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service if the agency does not put the proposal to put wolverines under Endangered Species Act protections back on the table.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced Thursday, October 8, that wolverines in the lower 48 are healthy and will not be put on the threatened species list under the Endangered Species Act.University of Wyoming researchers have created a that can identify animals in images taken by camera traps.Listen Listening... 5:17 Wyoming Governor was in the nation's capital this week testifying about his desire to overhaul the Endangered Species Act. Correspondent Matt Laslo has the story on his testimony calling to upend that act - a message he delivered before Wyoming Senator John Barrasso's Environment and Public Works Committee.

Related Programs:&nbsp;Related Programs:&nbsp;This week, the and the were denied protections under the Endangered Species Act, even though both animals qualify. In a in the Federal Register regarding the northern spotted owl, the agency cited a lack of money and resources, as well as a backlog of hundreds of species that potentially warrant protection. Noah Greenwald, who directs the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity's endangered species program, says a lack of funding is indeed a problem. "It's far below what's needed," he said. "So for listing [species], Fish and Wildlife...

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