(AMHERST, MASS.) It used to be considered against the law in America to starve a member of an endangered species to death or harm it by destroying its home.
That’s changing as the federal government chips away at the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Under the Trump administration’s new interpretations of the law, as long as the animal isn’t directly targeted, there is no violation.
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