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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Tweeters <tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Mary Metz via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 9, 2025 10:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> tweeters@u.washington.edu <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Tweeters] Proposed weakening of Endangered Species Act</font>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm not sure if this is too political for Tweeters, but I'm hoping that we're all in agreement that the ESA is a good thing and that it's important to protect birds' habitats. The following is from the Discovery Bay Wild Bird
Rescue people--and the deadline for commenting on the proposed change is May 19:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a change to the Endangered Species Act. The proposal involves replacing the word “harm” with “take,” which could significantly
weaken protections for the habitats of endangered species. This change is currently open for public comment, and we encourage everyone to consider speaking out and taking action to protect wildlife and their ecosystems. Some background:
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