Day 706 — Sheinbaum Calls for US-Mexico Coordination After Trump Orders Review of Mexican Gray Wolf Protections

At her September 7, 2026 mañanera, President Sheinbaum responded to President Trump's September 4 executive order "Supporting America's Ranchers," which instructed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to determine within 90 days whether the gray wolf and Mexican wolf still meet criteria for Endangered Species Act protection. Sheinbaum said the cross-border, binational nature of the species — found on both sides of the Mexico-US border — requires a coordinated conservation strategy between the two governments regardless of any US decision, adding that Mexico maintains its own protections for the Mexican wolf under international conservation protocols. She raised the issue the same day Greenpeace activists occupied the Zócalo flagpole in Mexico City to protest a fertilizer/ammonia plant in Topolobampo, Sinaloa; Sheinbaum said community assemblies are ongoing to ensure the company meets its environmental commitments. She also clarified that the previous week's booing incident during her Colima tour stop was directed at a protester holding a megaphone, not at her.