For over fifty years, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has saved 99 percent of listed species from extinction, restoring bald eagles, gray wolves, and countless others. But in 2025, the ESA faces unprecedented political attacks. The proposed “ESA Amendments Act” and related rollbacks would replace science with politics, weaken habitat protections, and strip safeguards from species once rescued from the brink. These threats endanger America’s most beloved wildlife. From the gray wolf and grizzly bear to the monarch butterfly, manatee, and sea otter.

The Endangered Species Coalition’s new report, In the Political Crosshairs 2025, exposes how Congress and industry allies are undermining one of our nation’s most successful environmental laws. Americans overwhelmingly support the ESA and science-based conservation, yet powerful interests are trying to dismantle its protections. Read the report to learn what’s at stake and join us in defending the wildlife and wild places that define our shared future.