Corrected Deadline to comment on definition of “harm”

We had posted that the deadline to comment on rescinding  the definition of “harm” for ESA was May 17th, that was a mistake, — it is really Monday, May 19th.

The proposed rule would rescind the regulatory definition of ‘harm,’ defined as any significant habitat modification or degradation that kills or injures wildlife, effectively rescinding widespread habitat protections for species protected under the ESA. This proposal would be absolutely devastating.

For more than 40 years, the harm definition has protected endangered species by prohibiting acts that result in significant habitat modification or degradation that results in actual death or injury to a species. This prohibition has been absolutely critical to saving species from extinction. It has prevented cutting of old-growth forests where spotted owls nest, stopped development in Florida panther habitat, and so much more because the largest driver of extinction — both in the United States and around the world — continues to be human-caused habitat destruction and degradation.

Go to our post on May 17th for details, just use  May 19th as deadline date – A link to that post:

Deadline (5/17/25) to comment on USFWS rule change on Endangered Species

Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” under the Endangered Species Act AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce

For Federal Register Notice

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-06746.pdf