MAINE MORNING STAR • April 3, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration listed fewer vulnerable species for protection than any other presidential administration since Congress passed the Endangered Species Act. So far in his second term, zero new species have made the list. A backlog of roughly 400 species await a federal listing decision. “It’s consistent with what other Republican administrations have done, but this administration has just gone so much further in dismantling protections for endangered species,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity.