A wolf stands inside its enclosure at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) in Divide, Colorado on March 28, 2023.
Mandatory Credit:	Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images via CNN Newsource

A wolf stands inside its enclosure at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) in Divide, Colorado on March 28, 2023.
Mandatory Credit: Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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Biden administration strengthens Endangered Species Act protections weakened under Trump

The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era rules that had stripped safeguards for plants and animals that are threatened by human development and the climate crisis.