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April 17, 2025: Position Statement on Proposed ESA Changes
- Tiffany Bright
- 5 days ago
- 1 min read
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed rescinding the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act — a move that threatens to dismantle important habitat protections for imperiled species – including rattlesnakes.
The proposed changes are a direct contradiction of the Endangered Species Act’s purpose, judicial precedent, and biological necessity. Habitat loss is the leading driver of extinction. To remove the protections that account for habitat-based harm is to remove the very mechanism that allows this law to function.
This is more than a regulatory revision — it’s a dangerous step backward. Now is the time to act! We invite you to join us in speaking for the wild! Read our full position statement below, and submit your own public comments here.
Not sure where to start? Feel free to copy and paste our statement:
I am writing to express my strong opposition to rescinding the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act. The proposed changes are a direct contradiction of the Endangered Species Act’s purpose, judicial precedent, and biological necessity. Habitat loss is the leading driver of extinction. To remove the protections that account for habitat-based harm is to remove the very mechanism that allows this law to function. This is more than a regulatory revision — it’s a dangerous step backward. I stand with organizations like The Rattlesnake Conservancy and many others in speaking for the wild, and I urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to abandon this proposed rule.
