US Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental groups sued the Trump administration over a land swap with SpaceX in Texas, arguing it would increase ecological risks in the Gulf coast region. The deal involves SpaceX surrendering 683 acres of its land to receive 700 acres from the Lower Rio Grande Valley national wildlife refuge.

Environmental groups sued the Trump administration over a land swap with SpaceX in Texas, alleging it would increase ecological risks. The deal involves SpaceX receiving over 700 acres of federal wildlife refuge land in exchange for 683 acres it owns, approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

A California man, Donald Do, was arrested on wildlife-trafficking charges for attempting to export 292 loggerhead musk turtles to Taiwan under false claims. The turtles were allegedly poached from the wild in Florida and other locales. Do had received a federal permit to export turtles under the false claim that they had been captive-bred.