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Massachusetts man found guilty in endangered wildlife trafficking case

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Read about wildlife trafficking arrests

A Reading, Massachusetts, man was sentenced to prison for trafficking more than 100 wild animal parts from endangered and protected species. Senior U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV sentenced Adam Beede, 40, to eight months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Beede was also ordered to pay a $75,000 fine … Read more

President Trump’s ‘Squads of God’ block protection of endangered species in Gulf of Mexico

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North Atlantic right whale and its calf

The Endangered Species Act is the foundational law protecting endangered plants and animals in the United States, and in the 50 years since it was enacted, it has blocked the progress of thousands of resource-extraction projects, including oil drilling, mining, and logging. This law is difficult to circumvent, but it contains important loopholes. If the … Read more