Sandi Snodgrass

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Attorney representing developers, energy companies, and utilities

A logging company can now cut a tree holding endangered bats, and a ship can strike an endangered whale, without breaking US law, as long as the animal wasn't the deliberate target. The US Fish and Wildlife Service told its field offices on September 14 to apply the Endangered Species Act's (ESA) ban on "taking" protected wildlife only to intentional acts directed at a particular animal.

Updated Sep 20