The Trump administration on April 16, 2025, issued a proposed rule to rescind nearly all habitat protections for endangered species across the country. The proposal has profound, life-altering implications for endangered animals in the United States that are currently protected under the Endangered Species Act. Habitat loss is a key driver of extinctions around the globe and in the United States. The protection of habitat has therefore been a crucial element in preventing extinction for species protected under the Act. …The Trump administration’s extinction proposal open the door for industries to mine, log, bulldoze, drain, pollute and otherwise destroy habitat that’s fundamental to the survival of endangered species. For this report, we highlight 10 endangered species under direct threat from Trump’s proposal — wildlife whose very existence on the planet will be jeopardized by the destruction of their most important habitat.