Declared recovered, Kirtland's warbler to be removed from endangered species list

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that a songbird once threatened to the point of near-extinction has rebounded to the point where federal protections are no longer necessary.

The Kirtland’s warbler, officially added to the Endangered Species List in 1967, will be removed from the list of protected species on Nov. 8. Interior Department officials made the announcement at a news conference in Michigan alongside local environmental officials, the Associated Press reported.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/464830-trump-administration-removing-songbird-from-endangered-list

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