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Trump to Sign Order Letting Ranchers Process Their Own Beef
The order gives USDA 60 days to report barriers to interstate sales and inspection changes as ranchers seek more market access.
- 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 removing wolves from the endangered species list. This decision could pave the way for ranchers to kill wolves to protect their livestock. Conservation groups criticized the measure, warning that it could nullify past efforts to restore the wolf population.
The president recalled that there are international protocols that establish the protection of the cross-border species
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