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Trump to Sign Order Letting Ranchers Process Their Own Beef

The orders also target meatpacking concentration and could expand local processing, while federal agencies are told to review country-of-origin labeling.

  • On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin stripping Endangered Species Act protections from gray wolves and the Mexican wolf, directing Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to assess recovery within 90 days.
  • During a meeting with ranchers, Trump told attendees they could "shoot 'em as of today" despite federal protections remaining in place, claiming ranchers play a "vital role" in the food supply chain.
  • Following the president's remarks, Rollins clarified that "Secretary Burgum has to do a project first," as the room laughed, explaining the administrative process requires formal assessment before protections change.
  • Conservation groups condemned the executive order, with Kitty Block, CEO of the nonprofit Humane World for Animals, stating the move would "jeopardize decades of recovery and open the door for brutal killing."
  • Recovery data shows 319 Mexican wolves lived in the wild in 2025, up from four when reintroduced in 1998, while previous delisting attempts in 2020 and 2024 faced legal challenges that restored protections.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to determine, within 90 days, whether the gray wolf and the Mexican grey wolf meet the recovery criteria established by the Endangered Species Act to withdraw their protection and authorize their lethal elimination to support and protect U.S. ranchers, the White House reported yesterday.

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President Donald Trump signed an order to withdraw protection of the Mexican grey wolf in order to protect U.S. cattle

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Donald Trump has signed an executive order removing the gray wolf and the Mexican wolf from the endangered species list, paving the way for farmers to shoot them to protect their livestock.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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