WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the announcement of final rules from the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) to restore critical protections for endangered species and their habitats, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the following statement from Conservation Program Director America Fitzpatrick:

“LCV supports the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to restore critical protections for endangered species and their habitats that the Trump administration eviscerated. As climate change, development, and pollution further exacerbate the extinction crisis, these rules will once again bolster wildlife and habitat resilience, help stabilize at-risk species populations, and halt declines. We look forward to supporting and working with the Biden-Harris administration to build on these efforts to strengthen the Endangered Species Act and protect wildlife and their habitat for future generations.”

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