Executive Order Targets Gray Wolf Protections to Aid Livestock Industry

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the Interior Department to review whether gray wolves should be removed from the endangered species list. The order also instructs Interior and Agriculture to permit ranchers to kill wolves when necessary to protect livestock, aiming to reduce herd losses and lower beef prices.

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The executive action directs the Department of the Interior to begin a formal assessment of the gray wolf's current listing under the Endangered Species Act. This review could potentially result in delisting, which would shift primary management authority from federal oversight to individual state wildlife agencies.

Simultaneously, the order requires the Departments of Interior and Agriculture to establish guidelines permitting livestock owners to defend their