WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity today issued a report identifying 10 endangered animals at risk from the Trump administration’s proposal to strip nearly all habitat protections from endangered species.

The 10 species, including Florida panthers, eastern hellbenders, chinook salmon, manatees and spotted owls, all face serious threats to the places they live. Trump’s proposal would push these 10 species even closer to extinction by allowing industries to mine, log, bulldoze, pollute and otherwise destroy their habitat. But virtually all endangered animals would be gravely harmed by the plan.

“The Trump administration is threatening the survival of some of America’s most iconic animals with this devastating habitat proposal,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species co-director at the Center. “You simply can’t protect species without protecting the places they live, and Trump’s radical plan might be the end of the Florida panther or the spotted owl. It’s incredibly sad and disturbing to see this administration pressing fast-forward on the extinction crisis.”

The Endangered Species Act prohibits “take” of endangered species by any person, including individuals, government entities and corporations. Take has been defined to include actions that harm endangered species through “significant habitat modification or degradation.”

Trump’s proposal would remove this definition and replace it with nothing. Instead, the administration argues only acts involving intentional acts of killing or injuring would be prohibited. Such an interpretation would upend how the United States has been protecting endangered species for decades.

“The Endangered Species Act is one of the world’s most effective conservation laws but Trump is threatening to cut it off at the knees,” said Greenwald. “American wolverines, desert tortoises and monarch butterflies will pay the price for this administration’s cruel and short-sighted proposal.”