5 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 share 🔊 Trump slashes wildlife protections, putting endangered California animals at risk

California, the nation’s most biodiverse state with hundreds of protected species including condors, sea otters and desert tortoises, stands to be hit hard.

Saturday, July 11th from The Los Angeles Times

The Trump administration has weakened the Endangered Species Act, narrowing the definition of “harm” and clearing a path for expanded drilling, mining and development across previously protected wildlife habitats.