With regard to who can…

With regard to who can remove species from the legal protected list, politicians should not replace the committee of scientists to make legal listing and protection decisions. It seems that the current government, based on its actions, does not support wolves and has tried to erase their ESA protection and continually promote their killing.

Regarding proposed changes that weaken the "habitat" definition to protect only dens, nests and nearby areas, I support keeping the current habitat definition and that it should be made more explicit. It's important for wildlife to have habitats that vary for different reasons, which are important to an imperiled population's survival. Species cannot persist without habitat.

Maintaining the current permit system is essential, and it must require everyone to apply for specific permits in order to be allowed to conduct activities that threaten at-risk species.

Do not remove the "harass" prohibition from protection language. Even though it's not the same as killing species at risk, it still needs to be illegal as it can still cause death and interference with reproduction.