{"id":"606a2b49-1a80-4c8a-814a-75d490f2330b","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/trump-order-gray-wolves","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves","plainHeadline":"Trump orders Interior to consider de-listing gray wolves under ESA","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Trump signed an executive order directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act.","The order asks interior secretary Doug Burgum to decide within three months if gray and Mexican gray wolves have recovered enough to be de-listed.","U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has previously attempted de-listing; current ruling is tied up in litigation from a 2022 court.","Mexican gray wolves in NM and AZ neared the threshold for de-listing, counting 319 animals at end of 2025.","Environmental groups criticized the move as undermining environmental safeguards and urged reliance on science and checks."],"topics":["Environment","Politics","Climate"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T00:50:41.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T01:11:55.945Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/1b5b551f-90e9-42dc-8dc4-6e70a1658851"}