A new directive from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service marks one of the most significant shifts in how the Endangered Species Act has been enforced since the law's passage in 1973 — narrowing the circumstances under which killing a protected animal or plant counts as illegal. What the Directive Says The Sept. 14 memo, signed by Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian … [Read more...] about New Federal Directive Narrows When Killing Endangered Wildlife Is Considered Illegal