Trump Orders Review of Wolf Protections and Possible Delisting under ESA

Trump signs an executive order directing the Interior Department to study whether gray wolves (and the Mexican subspecies) have recovered enough to be delisted from the Endangered Species Act and to urge states to loosen protections and widen lethal-wolf options, with a three‑month deadline to assess recovery. Delisting efforts are already stalled in court, Mexican wolves near the population target face genetic diversity concerns, and environmental groups warn the move could weaken ESA safeguards.