President Donald Trump signed an executive order that directs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to decide within 90 days whether the grey wolf and the Mexican wolf should be delisted from the Endangered Species Act, a move the administration says will aid ranchers and the broader food‑supply chain.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service reported that the Mexican wolf population rose to 319 individuals in the wild in 2025, up from just four in 1998, while roughly 18,000 grey wolves now roam the United States, although most of their historic habitat has been lost to development.
Conservation organisations, including the Western Watersheds Project and the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, warned that removing protection could jeopardise long‑term recovery, with deputy director Greta Anderson describing the order as a distraction aimed at placating a small group of ranchers, and Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project executive director Claire Musser stressing that population growth alone does not signify full recovery.
The order does not immediately authorise the killing of wolves but frames the issue as a response to a 75‑year low in US livestock numbers and a 10 % rise in beef demand over the past decade, citing the need to support the "critical industry" of ranching.
Environmental groups noted studies indicating that wolf attacks on livestock are relatively rare and have little impact on ranchers' income, and highlighted existing compensation schemes that can cover up to 100 % of livestock losses caused by wolves.
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